Risperidone in elderly schizophrenic patients - An open-label trial

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作者
Berman, I [1 ]
Merson, A [1 ]
RachovPavlov, J [1 ]
Allan, E [1 ]
Davidson, M [1 ]
Losonczy, MF [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
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10.1097/00019442-199621420-00010
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R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
The authors assessed the safety and efficacy of risperidone in a group of elderly, patients with chronic schizophrenia and behavioral disturbances (N = 10). There were no clinically significant changes on physical examination. Also, schizophrenic symptoms and cognitive performance improved during risperidone administration. Patients showed a sufficient improvement in both areas to warrant a larger, double-blind study assessing the effects of risperidone on cognitive and psychiatric symptoms in elderly psychotic patients.
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