AMITRIPTYLINE-PERPHENAZINE IN THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
R. E. KENNEDY M.D., and
J. J. MILLER M.D.1
1 Rollman Psychiatric Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio.
One-hundred and thirty-seven hospitalized schizophrenic patients received amitriptyline-perphenazine for periods seldom exceeding 90 days with a remission rate of about 86%. A possible rationale for the treatment is offered.