Is disorganized schizophrenia a predictor of treatment resistance? Evidence from an observational study
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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35(4): 432-434, Oct-Dec. 2013. tab
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate whether inpatients with disorganized schizophrenia are more resistant to treatment.Method:
Eighty-five inpatients were assessed at admission and at discharge for schizophrenia subtype, symptom severity, and treatment resistance criteria.Results:
Disorganized patients were significantly more treatment-resistant than paranoid patients (60%, p = 0.001), and presented worse scores on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S), and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) (p < 0.001). Although the difference was not significant, 80% of treatment-resistant patients with disorganized schizophrenia responded to clozapine.Conclusion:
Patients with the disorganized subtype of schizophrenia should benefit from clozapine as a second-line agent. .
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Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia Hebefrénica
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Esquizofrenia Paranoide
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Antipsicóticos
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Resistencia a Medicamentos
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Clozapina
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Asunto de la revista:
Psiquiatria
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)/BR
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