Worsening psychosis after adding aripiprazole to clozapine

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 291-292

  Chiu, Yi Hang ^a   Chen, Chun Hsin ^a   Lu, Mong Liang ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; CLONAZEPAM; CLOZAPINE; MEPHENOXALONE; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; MALE; PIPERAZINES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUINOLONES;

EID: 78650934994     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.10.008     Document Type: Letter

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