Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, India
Age
17–50
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients fulfilling DSMIV Criteria for Schizophrenia
The patient should be drug naïve or drug free for one month (oral antipsychotic) or three months of parental antipsychotic
Duration from onset \< 5 years
Informed consent
You may not be if
Patient with any other current Axis I or Axis II comorbid disorders
Comorbid substance abuse or dependence except nicotine or caffeine
Presence of significant medical disorder such as epilepsy, uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorder
Patient who has not responded to adequate course of risperidone (with reference to dose and duration)
Treatment-resistant schizophrenia defined as non-response to three different antipsychotics belonging to at least two different classes, one of which is an atypical agent and one of which is a depot neuroleptic
