Posted by TomG on May 11, 2006, at 17:19:15
In reply to Re: Need A Short-Acting Benzo? - Amisulpride Insomnia » TomG, posted by ed_uk on May 11, 2006, at 15:49:29
[Treatment resistant schizophrenia, residual subtype: symptom improvement after additional treatment with amisulpride]
[Article in German]
Wolf K, Veismann S, Knecht G, Naber D.
Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. k.wolf@uke.uni-hamburg.de
BACKGROUND: Therapy resistant, severe residual schizophrenia poses major challenges for the psychiatric pharmacological treatment. METHOD: We report about a 44-year old schizophrenic male who has been detained in a closed forensic ward for 10 years, following a conviction in one manslaughter case. Despite various pharmacological treatment efforts severe residual schizophrenia remained. RESULT: Adding Amisulpride to the ongoing treatment with Olanzapine achieved a noticeable improvement of symptoms, resulting in the possibility of relaxing imprisonment conditions. CONCLUSION: A combination of Amisulpride and Olanzapine seems to be effective in treating severe residual schizophrenia.
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Case ReportsPMID: 16389582 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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