Abstract
The authors describe a longitudinal, placebo-controlled study of the response to drug treatment of a 62-year-old schizoaffective patient hospitalized for 40 years. While neither lithium nor a neuroleptic drug alone was effective, both drugs administered simultaneously led to the gradual extinction of a pronounced behavioral cycle and the disappearance of manifest psychosis. The authors suggest a synergistic interaction between the two drugs and stress the need for sustained trials of the combination in patients with similar behavioral cycles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 81-83 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 138 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1981 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health