Introduction/New Treatment Options to Improve Clinical Outcomes

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The l990s have already proved to be an exciting time in clinical psychopharmacology.New antipsychotic agents that offer improved therapeutic efficacy and better tolerability for our patients have become available.These agents initially received approval for use in one or two specific disordersbased on large, well-designed clinical trials in carefully selected, medically healthyadult populations.1-6