Rates of Tardive Dementia Based on Brain Scans

RATES OF TARDIVE DEMENTIA BASED ON BRAIN SCANS 

Studies indicate that the percentage of drug-treated patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who demonstrate atrophy on CT scans varies from 0% to over 50%. If treatment has been lengthy and intensive, as in Suddath et al. 

Evidence from several different clinical sources confirms that the neuroleptics can permanently impair mental functioning. 

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