Immediate recurrence of psychotic symptoms after discontinuation of clozapine: A case report

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 814-815

  Tanríverdi, Nilgün ^a   Yazící, Kâzím M ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Schizophrenia; Supersensitivity psychosis; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0343396255     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00550-1     Document Type: Article

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