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Letters Atypical antipsychotic drugs

Two points of clinical interest

BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d2148 (Published 05 April 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d2148
  1. Rajeev Krishnadas, clinical lecturer in psychological medicine1
  1. 1University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  1. rajeev.krishnadas{at}glasgow.ac.uk

Two points of clinical interest add to Mackin and Thomas’s summary of the indications for and use of atypical antipsychotic drugs.1

Firstly, up to 5% of patients with schizophrenia commit suicide, …

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