Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci.
2024 May;22(2):387-389. 10.9758/cpn.23.1103.
Mirtazapine Monotherapy for Antipsychotics-refractory Psychosis in a Patient with Very-late-onset Schizophrenia-like Psychosis: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Jinkei Hospital, Himeji, Japan
- 3Department of Psychiatry, Takatsuki Hospital, Hachiouji, Japan
- KMID: 2556433
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.9758/cpn.23.1103
Abstract
- Very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) is a condition in which psychotic symptoms emerge after the age of 60 years. Given its heterogeneous nature, VLOSLP remains a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Here, we report a case of a 68-year-old patient with psychosis refractory to antipsychotics who was successfully treated with mirtazapine monotherapy. This case suggests that mirtazapine monotherapy may be effective for the treatment of patients with antipsychotic-refractory VLOSLP.
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