Risperidone and clozapine combination for the treatment of refractory schizophrenia

被引:47
作者
Morera, AL [1 ]
Barreiro, P
Cano-Muñoz, JL
机构
[1] Univ La Laguna, Dept Med Interna & Psiquiatria, Fac Med, La Laguna 38320, Tenerife, Spain
[2] Hosp Psychiat, Tenerife, Spain
关键词
schizophrenia; antipsychotic agents; clozapine; risperidone;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb07230.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Clozapine is the most widely used antipsychotic drug for the treatment of refractory schizophrenia. Here we report the case of two residual schizophrenic patients refractory to conventional antipsychotics who showed a poor response to atypical antipsychotics. The combination of risperidone and clozapine produced a noticeable improvement in the patients' clinical status and a shortening of the treatment response latency.
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