Clozapine Monotherapy as a Treatment for Antipsychotic-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia: A Meta-Analysis.

Objective: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an antipsychotic-induced movement disorder that typically occurs after long-term exposure to antipsychotic drugs. There is evidence that switching to clozapine reduces TD. This meta-analysis reviews the effect of switching to clozapine on the severity of TD.

Preventive psychiatric admission for patients with borderline personality disorder: a pilot study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the preliminary effects of preventive psychiatric admission of patients with severe borderline personality disorder (BPD) on the rate of agreement over treatment, patient service use, and patient views on the intervention.

Design And Methods: A retrospective pre-post test design with quantitative measures and qualitative interviews was used.

Findings: Agreement over treatment increased substantially and significantly, and services use decreased substantially, yet not significantly.