0
CLINICAL NOTES   |    
EXPERIENCE WITH TRIFLUOPERAZINE IN THE TREATMENT OF 100 CHRONIC ANERGIC SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS
LEON REZNIKOFF
Am J Psychiatry 1960;116:1024-1026.
View Article Information
Clinical Director, Hudson County Hospital for Mental Diseases, Secaucus, N. J.
text A A A
PDF of the full text article.
Abstract
1. One hundred chronic anergic schizophrenics refractory to all previous therapy had been treated with trifluoperazine over a period of 3 to 12 months.2. Twenty-one patients improved sufficiently well to be released from the hospital for convalescent care, another 35 patients made a fairly good institutional adjustment to the extent that they are participating actively in occupational and recreational departments; 44 remained unimproved.3. Forty patients developed extrapyramidal symptoms, easily controlled by Artane, Cogentin or Aidneton.4. The optimal dose had to be determined for each patient on an individual basis; some patients relapsed in a few days, if dosage was markedly reduced or discontinued, indicating that for these patients trifluoperazine therapy will have to be continued indefinitely.5. No cases of jaundice, skin rash or agranulocytosis developed in any of these patients even after 12 months on the drug. No marked changes in weight or blood pressure were observed.Abstract Teaser
Figures in this Article

    Your Session has timed out. Please sign back in to continue.
    Sign In Your Session has timed out. Please sign back in to continue.
    Sign In to Access Full Content
     
    Username
    Password
    Sign in via Athens (What is this?)
    Athens is a service for single sign-on which enables access to all of an institution's subscriptions on- or off-site.
    Not a subscriber?

    Subscribe Now/Learn More

    PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-IV-TR® library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.

    Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).

    +
    +
    +

    CME Activity

    There is currently no quiz available for this resource. Please click here to go to the CME page to find another.
    Submit a Comments
    Please read the other comments before you post yours. Contributors must reveal any conflict of interest.
    Comments are moderated and will appear on the site at the discertion of JBJS editorial staff.

    * = Required Field
    (if multiple authors, separate names by comma)
    Example: John Doe



    Related Content
    Articles
    Books
    The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, 5th Edition > Chapter 10.  >
    Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders, 4th Edition > Chapter 20.  >
    Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders, 4th Edition > Chapter 21.  >
    DSM-IV-TR® Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders > Chapter 5.  >
    Helping Parents, Youth, and Teachers Understand Medications for Behavioral and Emotional Problems: A Resource Book of Medication Information Handouts, 3rd Edition > Chapter 59.  >
    Topic Collections
    Psychiatric News
    APA Guidelines
    PubMed Articles