TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of Fluphenazine Decanoate Every 2 WeeksVersus 6 Weeks in the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders TT - اثر فلوفنازین دکانوئیت هر 2 هفته و هر 6 هفته یک‌بار در درمان اسکیزوفرنیا و اسکیزوافکتیو JF - ijpcp JO - ijpcp VL - 8 IS - 4 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-211-en.html Y1 - 2003 SP - 11 EP - 15 KW - schizophrenia KW - schizoaffective KW - fluphenazine decanoate KW - CGI KW - BPRS KW - CGF N2 - AbstractObjectives: To reduce risks and still take advantage of the benefits of the medication, the pur-pose of this study was to investigate the possible application of longer intervals between inje-ctions of fluphenazine deconoate intramuscularly in treatment of schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorders. Method: In this double blind study, fifty patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective dis-orders were randomly assigned to two groups of 25 patients. The first group received 25mg of fluphenazine decanoate every 2 weeks the second group was treated every 6 weeks. The two groups were then evaluated by CGI, Quality of Life Scale, Level of Functioning Scale, BPRS, and Maryland Psychiatric Research Center Involuntary MovementScale. Research data were analyzed by Chi-square and one-way analysis variance. Findings: The findings did not support a clear difference in relapse symptoms and side effects. Results: The use of injections of fluphenazine every 6 weeks instead of every 2 weeks in-creases the rate of patient compliance with treatment and also remarkably decreases side effects of antipsychotic drugs without increasing relapse symptoms.    M3 ER -