ABSTRACT
It is now well established that antipsychotic medications are one of the
mainstays of treatment for psychotic disorders. This has been shown to
be the case for both acute management and maintenance treatment
aimed at reducing relapse (Kane and Marder, 1993). This chapter con-
centrates on the pharmacological aspects of the initial and ongoing
treatment of psychosis (the management of acute arousal in psychosis is
covered in Chapter 7).
