Short-term clinical stability and lack of insight are associated with a negative attitude towards antipsychotic treatment at discharge in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to assess the range of attitudes towards antipsychotic treatment at hospital discharge in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The secondary aim was to analyze the relationship between patients' attitudes and sociodemographic and clinical parameters.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample of patients admitted due to acute exacerbation of schizophrenia or a manic episode was conducted.

A comparison of budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy versus conventional best practice in asthma management in Spain.

Objective: To study the effectiveness and safety in a real-life setting of budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort) Maintenance And Reliever Therapy® (Symbicort SMART®), a simplified management approach with one inhaler, compared with conventional best practice (CBP) with multiple inhalers in patients with persistent asthma.

Design: Open-label randomized controlled parallel-group trial, 6-month treatment.

Participants: A total of 654 adult patients, with persistent asthma receiving treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), either alone or in conjunction with long-acting β(2)-agonist.