Use of Aripiprazole Long Acting Injection in Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Background. Evidence for the efficacious use of second-generation antipsychotics for the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia is scant. Case Presentation. We report the case of a 34-year-old female of Afro-Caribbean origin, who presented with prominent negative symptoms of schizophrenia a...

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Autores principales: James, Suneeta, Kapugama, Chaya, Al-Uzri, Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4770118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26981301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7912083
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description Background. Evidence for the efficacious use of second-generation antipsychotics for the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia is scant. Case Presentation. We report the case of a 34-year-old female of Afro-Caribbean origin, who presented with prominent negative symptoms of schizophrenia and was successfully treated with aripiprazole long acting injection. Within a period of six to nine months, the patient returned to her premorbid level of functioning. Conclusion. Aripiprazole long acting injection promises benefits in the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Further research needs to be conducted on the use of this drug.
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spelling pubmed-47701182016-03-15 Use of Aripiprazole Long Acting Injection in Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia James, Suneeta Kapugama, Chaya Al-Uzri, Mohammed Case Rep Psychiatry Case Report Background. Evidence for the efficacious use of second-generation antipsychotics for the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia is scant. Case Presentation. We report the case of a 34-year-old female of Afro-Caribbean origin, who presented with prominent negative symptoms of schizophrenia and was successfully treated with aripiprazole long acting injection. Within a period of six to nine months, the patient returned to her premorbid level of functioning. Conclusion. Aripiprazole long acting injection promises benefits in the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Further research needs to be conducted on the use of this drug. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4770118/ /pubmed/26981301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7912083 Text en Copyright © 2016 Suneeta James et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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