The use of risperidone in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: two case reports.
The role of risperidone in the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia remains unclear. We describe two patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia characterized by unremitting delusions, thought disorder and self-neglect who had a sustained improvement in their symptoms soon after starting risperidone. Risperidone may be a suitable alternative to clozapine in some patients unresponsive to conventional antipsychotics.
Warner
J P
JP
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Gledhill
J A
JA
Wakeling
A
A
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone