Treatment of depressive mood in schizophrenia with the atypical antipsychotic quetiapine.
Two patients with schizophrenia and depressive mood experienced remission in both their psychotic and depressive symptoms during treatment with the atypical antipsychotic quetiapine. These case reports illustrate the antipsychotic clinical efficacy of quetiapine and its antidepressant effects in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and depressive mood.
Khouzam
H R
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VA Medical Center, Manchester, NH 03104-4098, USA. Khouzam.Hani@Manchester.VA.Gov
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate