| Management of negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a review |
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SARAVANA SUBBIAN and ARUN SUBRAMANIAN Negative symptoms in schizophrenia are disabling and a source of distress for patients and carers. Multi-agency approaches are necessary for the management of negative symptoms. This paper presents a review of the clinical effectiveness of current neuroleptic and non-neuroleptic treatments, searching MEDLINE, EMBASE and PSYCHINFO (1995–2005). We identified the type of study, number of patients, response rate, and duration and limitations of the research. The keywords used were: negative symptoms, chronic schizophrenia, clozapine, antidepressants, r-TMS, CBT, psychosocial treatment, atypicals. Read More >>> |