title: Clozapine treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Treating psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the more difficult problems in clinical psychiatry. In this case report, a patient with PD and psychosis was treated with the novel neuroleptic clozapine and sustained improvement in both behavior and PD symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Medical Psychiatry Unit, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stoudemire
mesh_terms: D003024:Clozapine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance
chemical_list: D003024:Clozapine