A randomized double-blind comparison of ziprasidone vs. clozapine for cognition in patients with schizophrenia selected for resistance or intolerance to previous treatment

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 138-143

  Harvey, Philip D ^a   Sacchetti, Emilio ^b   Galluzzo, Alessandro ^b   Romeo, Fabio ^c   Gorini, Barbara ^c   Bilder, Robert M ^d   Loebel, Antony D ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic medications; Clozapine; Neuropsychology; Ziprazidone

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CLOZAPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PIPERAZINES; PLACEBOS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; THIAZOLES; TRAIL MAKING TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53149118253     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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