Question

A 20-year-old with a 3-year history of hearing voices commenting on his actions and paranoid delusions. According to NICE, which is the first-line antipsychotic approach?

Accepted Answer

A second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic such as risperidone or olanzapine

Answer

A typical antipsychotic (haloperidol) only

Answer

Clozapine

Answer

Benzodiazepines

Answer

ECT

Practice question

A 20-year-old with a 3-year history of hearing voices commenting on his actions and paranoid delusions. According to NICE, which is the first-line antipsychotic approach?