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Case 17: The “standard treatment” is earning a “D”: treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2024

Jeffrey R. Strawn  and
Stephen M. Stahl
Jeffrey R. Strawn
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Summary

In addition to D2 antagonism, clozapine’s effect at which of the following receptors may contribute to its antipsychotic efficacy?

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Case Studies: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
Children and Adolescents
 , pp. 279 - 300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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