Clonazepam treatment of chronic schizophrenia: negative results in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

C. N. Karson; D. R. Weinberger; L. Bigelow; R. J. Wyatt

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Clonazepam treatment of chronic schizophrenia: negative results in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

C. N. Karson, D. R. Weinberger, L. Bigelow, R. J. Wyatt

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Clonazepam, a potent benzodiazepine, failed to be of additional therapeutic benefit to 13 chronic schizophrenic patients already receiving neuroleptic medications. Moreover, 4 patients demonstrated violent behavior during the course of clonazepam treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1627-1628
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	139
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.139.12.1627
State	Published - Jan 1 1982
Externally published	Yes

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