Treatment resistant non-catatonic mutism in schizophrenia responding to a combination of continuation electroconvulsive therapy and neuroleptics

Non-catatonic mutism in schizophrenia has been described less frequently in literature. We describe the case of a young male who presented with non-catatonic mutism, secondary to first rank symptoms, which was refractory to adequate antipsychotic trials (quetiapine, risperidone, aripiprazole, zipras...

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Main Authors: Sandeep Grover, Alakananda Dutt, Kaustav Chakrabarty, Vineet Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
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Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2012;volume=21;issue=1;spage=69;epage=71;aulast=Grover