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Impact of antipsychotic medication on family burden in schizophrenia: longitudinal results of CATIE trial.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19864114     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the effectiveness of first- and second-generation antipsychotics in reducing family burden associated with schizophrenia. METHODS: The family caregivers of 623 SCID-diagnosed patients enrolled in the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) randomly assigned to a first-generation antipsychotic (perphenazine) or one of four second-generation drugs (olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone or ziprasidone) were interviewed about resources provided and stresses experienced at baseline and followed for 18 months. Patient symptoms, side effects and service use were assessed as well. Hierarchical regression analyses evaluated the effect of treatment assignment on four burden factors: problem behavior, resource demands and disruption, impairment in activities of daily living and patient helpfulness. Intention-to-treat analyses with all available observations classified based on initial treatment assignment, including observations after medications changed were followed by secondary analyses excluding observations after the first medication change, i.e. only considering initial medication. RESULTS: Despite significant reductions on the problem behavior and resource demands/disruption factors, there were no significant differences between perphenazine and any of the second-generation medications. When only initial treatment period observations were included, patients were perceived as more helpful when medicated with perphenazine as compared to risperidone. In comparisons between second-generation drugs, patients on quetiapine were perceived as more helpful than those on risperidone (p=0.004). CONCLUSION: In this 18-month randomized trial, there was no evidence of superiority of second-generation antipsychotics in relieving family burden.
Authors:
Deborah A Perlick; Robert A Rosenheck; Richard Kaczynski; Marvin S Swartz; Jose M Canive; Jeffrey A Lieberman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-10-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Schizophrenia research     Volume:  116     ISSN:  1573-2509     ISO Abbreviation:  Schizophr. Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-03     Completed Date:  2010-04-13     Revised Date:  2010-09-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804207     Medline TA:  Schizophr Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  118-25     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2009. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA. debbieperlick@aol.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Antipsychotic Agents / economics*,  therapeutic use*
Attitude to Health
Caregivers / psychology
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Double-Blind Method
Family* / psychology
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Quality of Life
Regression Analysis
Schizophrenia / drug therapy*,  economics*
Schizophrenic Psychology
Severity of Illness Index
Statistics, Nonparametric
Treatment Outcome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
N01 MH90001/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antipsychotic Agents
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Evid Based Ment Health. 2010 Aug;13(3):84   [PMID:  20682824 ]

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