THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF CLOZAPINE IN AMELIORATING SEVERE SELF-MUTILATION IN A PATIENT WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY-DISORDER

Authors
CHENGAPPA KNR BAKER RW SIRRI C
Citation
Knr. Chengappa et al., THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF CLOZAPINE IN AMELIORATING SEVERE SELF-MUTILATION IN A PATIENT WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY-DISORDER, Journal of personality disorders, 9(1), 1995, pp. 76-82
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Journal of personality disorders → ACNP
ISSN journal
0885579X
Volume
9
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
76 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-579X(1995)9:1<76:TSUOCI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
This report describes the dramatic diminution of chronic and severe se lf-mutilating behavior in a patient with borderline personality disord er in response to the atypical antipsychotic drug clozapine used in a dosage of 300 mg/day, after she had failed to respond to several trial s of other psychotropic medications and behavioral interventions.