title: Amisulpride treatment of adolescent patients with schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorders.
abstract: In this article, our aim was to share our clinical experience regarding the effectiveness and the side effects of amisulpride treatment in adolescent cases. We reviewed all the cases who had amisulpride treatment during their stay in a newly opened in-patient unit, and three female cases who had undergone amisulpride treatment. We observed that the drug was effective and caused side effects like galactorrhea due to increased prolactin levels, which were not severe enough to terminate the treatment. Our clinical experience provides preliminary evidence that amisulpride might be an effective antipsychotic drug for adolescent cases. However, it caused considerable side effects.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Dokuz Eylul, 35340 Balcova, Izmir, Turkey. fvaroltas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Varol Tas
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guvenir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000077582:Amisulpride; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001712:Biperiden / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013469:Sulpiride / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001712:Biperiden; D013469:Sulpiride; D000077582:Amisulpride