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Ruth O'Hara

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  • Age and disease severity predict choice of atypical neuroleptic: a signal detection approach to physicians' prescribing decisions.

    Yesavage JA, Hoblyn J, Sheikh J, Tinklenberg JR, Noda A, O'Hara R, Fenn C, Mumenthaler MS, Friedman L, Kraemer HC. J Psychiatr Res. 2003 Nov-Dec; 37 (6): 535-8

    We used a novel application of a signal detection technique, receiver operator characteristics (ROC), to describe factors entering a physician's decision to switch a patient from a typical high potency neuroleptic to a particular atypical, olanzapine (OLA) or risperidone (RIS).

    PubMedID: 14563385

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