Expert-Driven Psychiatry Case: LAIs for Schizophrenia: Case Report 1, Ep1

In this expert-driven psychiatry case, Christoph Correll, MD reviews the case reports for James, a patient with schizophrenia who may be eligible to switch to long acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics from oral medication. James is:

- 33 years old
- White male
- Diagnosed at age 22
- Unemployed, living with elderly parents
- Mom says he is “not doing anything with his life.”
- Recently rehospitalized for acute psychotic episode
- Currently on oral antipsychotic treatment, but may be non-adherent

Which treatment option do you choose for James?

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Presented by The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Christoph Correll, MD, is professor of psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a medical director of the Recognition and Prevention (RAP) program at Zucker Hillside Hospital.