Abstract
We report that high doses of the benzodiazepine derivative, clotiazepam, given in addition to standard neuroleptics often exert a minor beneficial effect on long-lasting, neuroleptic resistant auditory hallucinations in chronic schizophrenic patients of the residual type.
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Jibiki, I., Yamaguchi, N. & Momonoi, F. Beneficial effect of high-dose clotiazepam on intractable auditory hallucinations in chronic schizophrenic patients. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 46, 367–369 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194407
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194407