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Croatian Algorithm for Psychopharacotherapy of Schizophrenia

While the modern approach in schizophrenia therapy assumes the integration of psychopharmacotherapy, psychotherapy and psycho-social approaches, it is widely accepted that pharmacotherapy plays the most important role. Aimingto train professionals in optimal antipsyhotics choice, a number of professional associations have elaborated standard procedures algorithm of psychopharmacotherapy in schizophrenia. In addition to expertise and experience of Croatian professionals in therapy of schizophrenia, the followingsources and methods have been used in the development of standard procedures: all available literature of most respectable professional associations ; analyses of published sources on efficacy, tolerability, safety and pharmacovigilance of antipsychotics ; epidemiological and pharmacoepidemiological data available in Croatia and pharmacoeconomic data from local and foreign sources. The status of individual product in relation to registration process in Croatia and its status with reference to the "positive list" of the compulsory health insurance were also taken into account. The committee of experts appointed by the Croatian Association for Clinical Psychiatry at the Croatian Association of Physicians in cooperation with the Ministry of Health has developed standard therapeutic procedures in pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia. Elaborated standard procedures are alongwith those developed by the most respective international professional associations, but compliant to local professional practice, health system structure and available resources.

Croatian algorithm; psychopharacotherapy; schizophrenia

DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(01)00381-4