Effect of methadone plus neuroleptics on treatment-resistant chronic paranoid schizophrenia

D. A. Brizer, N. Hartman, J. Sweeney, R. B. Millman

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Abstract

In a placebo-controlled single-crossover study, seven patients with treatment-resistant chronic paranoid schizophrenia who received methadone plus neuroleptic showed significant improvement. Methadone may be a useful adjunctive treatment in a subpopulation of patients with chronic paranoid schizophrenia.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1106-1107
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Journal of Psychiatry
Volume142
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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