Polyserositis, Acute Withdrawal, and Relapse After Abrupt Clozapine Discontinuation
| Autor: | J. Walton Tomford, Kathleen Franco, Rukhsana Iqbal, Shishuka Malhotra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Treatment withdrawal Schizoaffective disorder Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Recurrence otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Young adult Psychiatry Clozapine Applied Psychology Serositis Psychosomatic medicine medicine.disease humanities Substance Withdrawal Syndrome Discontinuation Psychiatry and Mental health Psychotic Disorders Male patient Acute Disease Withdrawal syndrome Psychology Antipsychotic Agents medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Psychosomatics. 43:418-420 |
| ISSN: | 0033-3182 |
| Popis: | Received Aug. 3, 2001; revision received Jan. 24, 2002; accepted Feb. 13, 2002. From the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and the Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland. Address reprint requests to Dr. Franco, P57, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195; francok@ccf.org (e-mail). Copyright 2002 The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. Despite clozapine’s efficacy, there are occasions when switching medication is indicated and a slow taper to avoid withdrawal is recommended. We report the consequences and treatment of abrupt discontinuation of clozapine in a male patient with schizoaffective disorder. |
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