Relationships among the TRH, REM latency, and dexamethasone suppression tests: preliminary findings

: Economic considerations are increasingly affecting treatment strategies, particularly in illnesses such as schizophrenia, which have high degrees of morbidity and chronicity. Restrictions on the availability of public-sector hospitalization have produced increased pressure for shorter stays and more reliance on outpatient treatment. In turn, financial constraints are operative in both public- and private-sector outpatient care. Effective psychopharmacology, which involves facilitation of patient compliance, is essential to the cost-effective treatment of schizophrenic patients in the current economic climate.