A controlled study on aripiprazole and risperidone in the treatment of schizophrenic outpatients

Objective To research the therapeutic and side effects of aripiprazole in the treatment of schizophrenic patients.Methods Thirty schizophrenic patients were treated with risperidone as the controlled group.The efficacy was measured with the positive and negative symptoms scale(PANSS),while the adverse events were determined by the treatment emergent symptoms scale(TESS).Results The efficacy rate of risperidone was 83.3%,in which 53.3% were improved markedly.The efficacy rate of aripiprazole was 86.7%,in which 73.3% were improved markedly.Conclusion It is suggested that both drugs are effective exactly in the treatment of schizophrenic patients.Aripiprazole appears to be more effective in improving psychiatric symptoms