History of the Discovery and Clinical Introduction of Chlorpromazine

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Francisco López‐Muñoz · Universidad de Alcalá

Cecilio Álamo · Universidad de Alcalá

E Cuenca · Universidad de Alcalá

Winston W. Shen · Taipei Medical University

Patrick Clervoy · Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte-Anne

Gabriel Rubio · Madrid Health Service

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The discovery of the antipsychotic properties of chlorpromazine in the 1950s was a fundamental event for the practice of psychiatry and for the genesis of the so-called "psychopharmacological revolution."

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Schizophrenia research and treatment Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies

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Published in: Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volume 17, Issue 3, pp. 113-135

DOI: 10.1080/10401230591002002

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