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Commentary: the risks of enforcing clozapine therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Thomas R. E. Barnes
Thomas R. E. Barnes*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Academic Centre, Ealing Hospital St Bernard's Wing, Uxbridge Road, Ealing UB1 3EU
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Pereira et al's paper (1999, this issue) is to be welcomed in that it highlights an area of clinical decision that requires a careful balance of short- and long-term risks and benefits in the individual patient. In this (necessarily) brief commentary I will concentrate on this aspect, and leave aside any ethical and medico-legal considerations.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 11: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , November 1999 , pp. 656 - 657
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