OPTIMAL DRUG AND BEHAVIOR-THERAPY FOR TREATMENT-REFRACTORY SCHIZOPHRENIC-PATIENTS

Authors
LIBERMAN RP VANPUTTEN T MARSHALL BD MINTZ J BOWEN L KUEHNEL TG ARAVAGIRI M MARDER SR
Citation
Rp. Liberman et al., OPTIMAL DRUG AND BEHAVIOR-THERAPY FOR TREATMENT-REFRACTORY SCHIZOPHRENIC-PATIENTS, The American journal of psychiatry, 151(5), 1994, pp. 756-759
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
The American journal of psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
0002953X
Volume
151
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
756 - 759
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-953X(1994)151:5<756:ODABFT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Thirteen treatment-refractory schizophrenic patients (10 melt and thre e women) who were receiving more than 50 mg/day of haloperidol and who had been hospitalized for more than 1 year successfully tolerated a m ean dose reduction of 63% with consequent improvement in psychopatholo gy and side effects. The addition of intensive behavior therapy to the optimal dose of haloperidol yielded further improvements in functiona l behavior, such as self-care and social interaction,