Treatment of Hypochondriasis in Two Schizophrenia Patients Using Clozapine
Joint Authors
Tundo, Antonio
Proietti, Luca
de Filippis, Rocco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hypochondriasis (HYPO), an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder, is frequent in patients with schizophrenia (SCH) (20%), especially among those treated with clozapine (36.7%).
Treatment options for OCS/OCD in patients under clozapine (CLZ) include combining clozapine with amisulpride/aripiprazole or a mood stabilizer, augmenting clozapine with a serotoninergic reuptake inhibitor, adding cognitive behavioural therapy, and gradually reducing dosage.
No treatments have been proposed for HYPO in patients using clozapine so we examine these options in 2 cases and report the results.
Among treatments delivered, only dosage reduction adequately worked.
We recommend caution when thinking about escalating treatment and suggest trying it only when alternative interventions were not successful and weighing risk and benefits of this therapeutic strategy.
Further research is needed to confirm the hypothesis that CLZ treatment induces hypochondriac symptoms, to investigate the prevalence of the phenomenon, and, mostly, to identify possible treatment strategies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tundo, Antonio& Proietti, Luca& de Filippis, Rocco. 2017. Treatment of Hypochondriasis in Two Schizophrenia Patients Using Clozapine. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149597
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tundo, Antonio…[et al.]. Treatment of Hypochondriasis in Two Schizophrenia Patients Using Clozapine. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149597
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tundo, Antonio& Proietti, Luca& de Filippis, Rocco. Treatment of Hypochondriasis in Two Schizophrenia Patients Using Clozapine. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149597
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149597