Treating Methamphetamine-Induced Resistant Psychosis with Clozapine

Methamphetamine-induced psychosis (MIP) in Iran has turned into a serious issue in terms of health and treatment, lacking any obvious treatment methods for its resistant cases. Aims of Case Report. In the present study, a number of two cases of treatment of MIP with clozapine, which were resistant t...

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Published in:Case reports in psychiatry 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-4
Main Authors: Seddigh, Ruohollah, Shariati, Behnam, keshavarz-Akhlaghi, Amir-Abbas
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Electroconvulsive therapy
Medical research
Methamphetamine
Psychosis
Psychotropic drugs
Substance abuse treatment
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Summary:Methamphetamine-induced psychosis (MIP) in Iran has turned into a serious issue in terms of health and treatment, lacking any obvious treatment methods for its resistant cases. Aims of Case Report. In the present study, a number of two cases of treatment of MIP with clozapine, which were resistant to the treatment with other antipsychotics, have been reported. Both cases completely responded to the treatment in only 2 weeks and no signs of psychosis relapse were seen in an 8-9 follow-up. Conclusion. Because of its particular pharmacologic features, clozapine may be effective in treating MIP.
ISSN:2090-682X
2090-6838
DOI:10.1155/2014/845145