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CHLORPROMAZINE IN THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS. IV: FINAL RESULTS WITH ANALYSIS OF DATA ON 1,523 PATIENTS

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.113.11.972

1. Of 1, 523 patients treated with chlorpromazine from 1-15 months, 81.8% showed improvement.

2. Problems concerning dose, side-effects, and clinical results have been considered.

3. Female patients used higher doses, had a proportionately larger number of sideeffects, and showed a better discharge rate than males.

4. Some theoretical considerations of these findings have been reviewed.

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