| Summary: | Design: Non-interventional, prospective, outpatient observational study of the treatment of schizophrenia in 10 European countries including Portugal. Patients initiating or changing antipsychotic medication for the treatment of schizophrenia, presenting within the normal course of care in an outpatient setting, had at least 18 years of age, and that were non participating in any other interventional study were included. Patients was to be followed for a period of 3 years. Results: A total of 30 Portuguese physiatrists participated in the study and enrolled 160 eligible patients. Mean age was 36.5 and 65.6% were males. There was a high prevalence of housing dependency and unemployment. Treatment cohorts were similar in almost all characteristics. Patients being prescribed with typicals had a more favourable work status, and appeared to have a better health state rather than the remaining cohorts. Notwithstanding, past history of substance abuse was also more likely in this cohort. Olanzapine showed a trend of being prescribed to patients with a less frequent history of inpatient admissions.
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