THE USE OF RISPERIDONE IN TREATMENT-RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA - 2 CASE-REPORTS

Authors
WARNER JP GLEDHILL JA WAKELING A
Citation
Jp. Warner et al., THE USE OF RISPERIDONE IN TREATMENT-RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA - 2 CASE-REPORTS, International clinical psychopharmacology, 11(1), 1996, pp. 65-66
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Psychiatry
Journal title
International clinical psychopharmacology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681315
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
65 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1315(1996)11:1<65:TUORIT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The role of risperidone in the management of treatment-resistant schiz ophrenia remains unclear. We describe two patients with treatment-resi stant schizophrenia characterized by unremitting delusions, thought di sorder and self-neglect who had a sustained improvement in their sympt oms soon after starting risperidone. Risperidone may be a suitable alt ernative to clozapine in some patients unresponsive to conventional an tipsychotics.