Neuroleptic therapy of comorbid narcotic dependent patients in ambulatory methadone maintenance
Unglaub, W.; Kandel, M.; Zenner, D.; Wodarz, N.; Klein, H.
Psychiatrische Praxis 30(Suppl 2): S121-S124
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-4259 PMID: 14509056 Document Number: 559532
Methadon maintenance therapy with opiate addicts who suffer from a comorbid schizophrenia in an outpatient treatment setting of a psychiatric hospital is described. We examined five patients looking for periods of inpatient treatment, drug free urine tests, social integration and illegal activities before and after neuroleptic treatment. In comparison with standard neuroleptics patients show under the therapy with atypical neuroleptics better outcome in drug urine tests especially concerning cannabis and benzodiazepines. According to these findings, the best improvements seem to occur with a combination of methadone and clozapine.