Journal of Cytology & Histology

Felix-Martin Werner

Publications

• Case Report
  Three Cases of Schizoaffective Disorder: Different Pharmacological Interventions
  Author(s): Felix-Martin WernerFelix-Martin Werner
  
  Schizoaffective disorder is a psychiatric disease with schizophrenic and affective, i.e. depressive, manic or bipolar symptoms. Three cases are presented, while the course of the disease and a different pharmacological treatment are described. The first patient suffers from a recurrent form with bipolar symptoms. The antipsychotic treatment was switched from haloperidol to clozapine with a superior antipsychotic effect and the two moodstabilzing drugs lithium and carbamazepine. The second patient suffers from recurrent schizomanic symptoms and finally the patient is administered the second-generation antipsychotic drug olanzapine, which reduces negative schizophrenic symptoms. The third patient shows recurrent schizomanic symptoms as well. The antipsychotic treatment was switched to quetiapine with a high affinity for the 5-HT2A receptor. The mechanism of action and the adverse effect.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000470

  Abstract PDF