[Use of aripiprazole in the treatment of catatonia].

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Successful aripiprazole treatment of catatonia was reported in some recent case reports.

METHOD:

Review of the literature and three case reports.

RESULTS:

In the presented cases it was demonstrated that aripiprazole was effective in the treatment of catatonia in patients with schizophrenia, major depression or brief psychotic disorder.

CONCLUSION:

Besides benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy, aripiprazole might be an alternative treatment for catatonia, however randomized controlled trials are required to prove the effectiveness of aripiprazole in patients with catatonia.

• Authors: Viktor Vörös, Tamás Tényi
• Journal: Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica : a Magyar Pszichofarmakologiai Egyesulet lapja = official journal of the Hungarian Association of Psychopharmacology (Neuropsychopharmacol Hung) Vol. 12 Issue 2 Pg. 373-6 (Jun 2010) ISSN: 1419-8711 [Print] Hungary
• Vernacular Title: Az aripiprazol alkalmazása katatóniában.
• PMID: 20606247 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antipsychotic Agents
• Piperazines
• Quinolones
• Aripiprazole

Topics

• Administration, Oral
• Adult
• Antipsychotic Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Aripiprazole
• Catatonia (drug therapy, physiopathology, psychology)
• Depressive Disorder, Major (diagnosis, drug therapy, psychology)
• Humans
• Injections, Intramuscular
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Piperazines (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Psychomotor Performance
• Quinolones (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Schizoid Personality Disorder (diagnosis, drug therapy, psychology)
• Schizophrenia, Catatonic (diagnosis, drug therapy, psychology)