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Clozapine in the Treatment of Psychotic Refractory Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Daniel Dassa ,
Arthur Kaladjian ,
Jean M. Azorin  and
Sebastien Giudicelli
Daniel Dassa
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Timone Hospital, Rue St Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France
Arthur Kaladjian
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Timone Hospital, Rue St Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France
Jean M. Azorin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Timone Hospital, Rue St Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France
Sebastien Giudicelli
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Timone Hospital, Rue St Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France
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Abstract

A 40-year-old woman suffering from major depression with psychotic features was unresponsive to conventional therapy. After the administration of a wide range of drug treatments and ECT, she received clozapine. Depressive symptoms improved and psychotic features disappeared. It is suggested that clozapine could be efficient in psychotic refractory depression.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 6 , December 1993 , pp. 822 - 824
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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