INSULIN-TREATMENT IN THERAPY-RESISTANT SC HIZOPHRENIA

Authors
RUHWINKEL B TOLLE R
Citation
B. Ruhwinkel et R. Tolle, INSULIN-TREATMENT IN THERAPY-RESISTANT SC HIZOPHRENIA, Nervenarzt, 65(11), 1994, pp. 769-773
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Neurosciences
Journal title
Nervenarzt → ACNP
ISSN journal
00282804
Volume
65
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
769 - 773
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-2804(1994)65:11<769:IITSH>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Subliminal hypoglycemia therapy (subcoma therapy, modified insulin the rapy) is rarely practised in modern psychiatry. This study reports on the therapy of 105 patients (2619 single treatments) suffering from th erapy-resistant schizophrenia. Evaluation was retrospective. Remarkabl y, 46.7% of the patients responded positively to a 4-6 week course of insulin therapy. In 26.6%, the effect was moderate. Tolerance ist good .