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- Title
Stuporous catatonia in an elderly bipolar patient: response to olanzapine.
- Authors
Nicolato, Rodrigo; Romano-Silva, Marco Aurelio; Correa, Humberto; dos Santos, Rodrigo Ribeiro; Teixeira, Antonio Lucio
- Abstract
The article presents the case which highlights the efficacy of olanzapine in the management of catatonia in elderly bipolar patient in Brazil. Olanzapine can also be used as a maintenance treatment in bipolar disorder in old age. However, as recent concern about the use of atypical antipsychotics in elderly patients has been raised, vigilance must be maintained, especially towards metabolic effects of these drugs.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; OLANZAPINE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents; CATATONIA; PSYCHOMOTOR disorders; PEOPLE with bipolar disorder; MENTAL depression; OLDER people with mental illness; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2006, Vol 40, Issue 5, p498
- ISSN
0004-8674
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01828.x