@article{ref1,
title="Antipsychotic polypharmacy in the emergency treatment of highly aggressive schizophrenic prisoners - a retrospective study",
journal="International journal of prisoner health",
year="2008",
author="Witzel, Joachim G. and Gubka, Udo and Weisser, Heike and Bogerts, Bernhard",
volume="4",
number="2",
pages="96-103",
abstract="In past years, Zuclopenthixolacetate as well as Flupentixoldecanoate have each proven to be reliable and efficient in the treatment of schizophrenic psychoses. In a specially implemented psychiatric treatment unit (PTU) we administered a high-dose depot neuroleptic combination therapy initially consisting of both substances to seriously ill schizophrenic prisoners who exhibited highly aggressive behaviour (N=20). We initially used both antipsychotics at the same time as a simple regimen in order to restore the prisoners' health to enable them to return to their home prisons. A single coercive intervention was performed in 14 out of 20 prisoners which was followed by a second one in two cases according to Article 101 of the German Code of Criminal Procedure. On average, prisoners needed a treatment course of 30.4 days. Within this time PANSS global scores were reduced by approximately 40%. Side effects occurring as a consequence of neuroleptic treatment were negligible and could be dealt with.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1744-9200",
doi="10.1080/17449200802038165",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449200802038165"
}