[About the curability of schizophrenia].
The curability of schizophrenia is not clear, but in this case report we describe a paranoid schizophrenic patient who has remained symptom-free during three decades of treatment with clozapine. During this time he has had a very successful career which points to the possibility of the long-term curability of schizophrenia. From his mother's side he inherited genes for multiple mental disorders and his psychosis started at age 27, after two years of therapeutic resistance he received clozapine and became symptom free. His compliance has been perfect, clozapine has no side effects.
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Országos Pszichiátriai es Neurológiai Intézet, Budapest.
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine