CLOZAPINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOTIC REFRACTORY DEPRESSION

被引:48
作者
DASSA, D
KALADJIAN, A
AZORIN, JM
GIUDICELLI, S
机构
[1] Department of Psychiatry, Timone Hospital, 13385 Marseille, Rue St Pierre
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D O I
10.1192/bjp.163.6.822
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
摘要
A 40-year-old woman suffering from major depression with psychotic features was unresponsive to conventional therapy. After the administration of a wide range of drug treatments and ECT, she received clozapine. Depressive symptoms improved and psychotic features disappeared. It is suggested that clozapine could be efficient in psychotic refractory depression.
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页码:822 / 824
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