Adverse events during a placebo phase for inpatients with chronic schizophrenia

N van de Laar, I Henter, JJ Bartko, RJ Wyatt - Biological psychiatry, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: This report builds on a previous analysis examining the long-term effects of a
placebo period on a group of inpatients with chronic schizophrenia. In the present analysis,
outcome was evaluated through the use of the Psychiatric Adverse Events Rating Scale.
Methods: This retrospective analysis examined adverse events for 55 patients with chronic
schizophrenia who were placed in a double-blind placebo study on the inpatient units of the
National Institute of Mental Health Neuropsychiatric Research Hospital. The number and …