Conclusions: Side Effects of Antipsychotic Medications

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Dr. Meltzer: We brought up the issue of the patient perspective on side effects. If you were a patient, given what you heard today about the side effects of the typical and atypical antipsychotics, would you want to take a typical neuroleptic first? Would side effects determine your choice?’ ‹