Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics:

Who should receive LAIs?   Consider LAIs for patients with recent-onset schizophrenia and those with risk factors for medication nonadherence: history of non-adherence, severe symptoms, comorbid substance use, cognitive impairment, ambivalence or negative attitudes towards medications, and poor insight.   Are the newer LAIs more effective?   The effectiveness of newer LAIs (aripiprazole, olanzapine, paliperidone […]