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. 2014 Aug;12(2):160-2.
doi: 10.9758/cpn.2014.12.2.160. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

Combined clozapine and electroconvulsive therapy in a Japanese schizophrenia patient: a case report

Yuta Yoshino  1 , Yuki Ozaki  2 , Koichiro Kawasoe  1 , Shinichiro Ochi  1 , Takanori Niiya  1 , Naomi Sonobe  1 , Teruhisa Matsumoto  1 , Shu-Ichi Ueno  1
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Combined clozapine and electroconvulsive therapy in a Japanese schizophrenia patient: a case report

Yuta Yoshino et al. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Clozapine is well-known for successful use in schizophrenic patients treatment resistant to other antipsychotics. However, even with clozapine, 25% of schizophrenic patients are not in remission. Recently, as adjunctive treatment with clozapine, electroconvulsive therapy has been reported to be an effective and safe adjunctive treatment. We report a Japanese schizophrenic woman who was not in remission with clozapine alone but with both clozapine and electroconvulsive therapy.

Keywords: Clozapine; Electroconvulsive therapy; Lithium; Schizophrenia.

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Treatment course of our case. BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; ECT, electroconvulsive therapy.
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