Repeated high dosage naloxone treatment without therapeutic efficacy in schizophrenic patients.
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Abstract
6 schizophrenic patients were treated in a cross-over design for 4 days each with 20 mg naloxone or placebo. No patient showed a significant change of his or her psychotic behaviour. This result is not in agreement with an antipsychotic action of the opiate antagonist.
Bibliographical data
| Original language | German |
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| Article number | 2 |
| ISSN | 0720-4280 |
| Publication status | Published - 1983 |
| pubmed | 6346348 |
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