Internet-based survey applied to experts in schizophrenia: Socio-demographic and professional variables associated to response pattern

Abstract

S57024th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S290-S643 demographic data and information about clinical details, together with their opinions regarding the, epidemiological aspects, clinical management, diagnosis and therapy. Descriptive statistics were subsequently calculated with SPSS. Results Most of our sample's of Psychiatrists estimated that the DD prevalence was higher than the one previously established. Ninety-three percent of the sample considered the SGAs as the first treatment option in DD, being Aripiprazol 20.7%, Risperidone 17.4% and Paliperidone 15% the first line treatment chosen by our Psychiatrists. Conclusions and proposals There is an increasing gap between the old standard DD treatment and the clinical practice of Andalusian Psychiatrists, for this reason we emphasize the need of implementing clinical trials and effectiveness clinical studies. Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.