Amisulpride treatment of adolescent patients with schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorders

Tas F. V., Guvenir T.

EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, cilt.18, sa.8, ss.511-513, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00787-009-0009-8
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.511-513
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Amisulpride, Adolescent, In-patient unit, DOUBLE-BLIND, MANAGEMENT, TRIAL
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this article, our aim was to share our clinical experience regarding the effectiveness and the side effects of amisulpride treatment in adolescent cases. We reviewed all the cases who had amisulpride treatment during their stay in a newly opened in-patient unit, and three female cases who had undergone amisulpride treatment. We observed that the drug was effective and caused side effects like galactorrhea due to increased prolactin levels, which were not severe enough to terminate the treatment. Our clinical experience provides preliminary evidence that amisulpride might be an effective antipsychotic drug for adolescent cases. However, it caused considerable side effects.