Augmentation Strategies for Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia?

Clozapine is considered a gold-standard medication for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but close to 50% of these patients on clozapine may show poor or no response. What treatment options are available for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia population?

This is what Dr. Harvinder Singh will discuss in Psychiatry Education Forum Academy’s next video discussion:

This video discussion will be summarized in the following sections:

  1. Consider these five factors before augmentation.
  2. Role of clozapine level monitoring.
  3. Clozapine augmentation with:
  • Antipsychotics
  • Mood Stabilizers
  • Antidepressants
  • Glutamate modulators
  • Neuromodulation

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