B Yee, J C L Looi, M Agaciak, S Allison, S K W Chan, T Bastiampillai
OBJECTIVE: Clozapine is a potent antipsychotic medication with a complex receptor profile. It is reserved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. We systematically reviewed studies of non-psychosis symptoms of clozapine withdrawal. METHODS: CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched using the keywords 'clozapine,' and 'withdrawal,' or 'supersensitivity,' 'cessation,' 'rebound,' or 'discontinuation'. Studies related to non-psychosis symptoms after clozapine withdrawal were included...
June 2023: East Asian Archives of Psychiatry: Official Journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists