A Case of Mutism in Noncatatonic Schizophrenia Responding to Small Dose of Fluvoxamine Addition to Clozapine

J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2016 Oct;36(5):531-2. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000552.

Authors

Hirofumi Hirakawa¹, Takeshi Terao, Toshiko Tanaka, Hiroaki Sato, Reiji Yoshimura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan; and Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan hiro-hira@oita-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 27508430
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000552

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antipsychotic Agents / administration & dosage
Antipsychotic Agents / pharmacology*
Clozapine / administration & dosage
Clozapine / pharmacology*
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors / administration & dosage
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Fluvoxamine / administration & dosage
Fluvoxamine / pharmacology*
Humans
Male
Mutism / drug therapy*
Mutism / etiology
Schizophrenia / complications
Schizophrenia / drug therapy*
Young Adult

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Clozapine
Fluvoxamine