Treatment of borderline personality disorder with olanzapine.
Borderline personality disorder is one of the most problematic psychiatric disorders with aggressiveness and impulsivity as its two main characteristics. Our objective was to determine the efficacy of olanzapine on 20 patients with borderline personality disorder. Results were found to be affirmative in this respect.
Shoja-Shafti
Saeed
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Department of Psychiatry, Razi Psychiatric Hospital, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Amin Abad, Shahre Rey, Tehran, Iran. ssshafti@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000494:pharmacology; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077152:Olanzapine; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000077152:Olanzapine