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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Pharmacological Treatments of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia-An Update.

Evangelia Maria Tsapakis, Michael Treiber, Calypso Mitkani, Zoe Drakaki, Anastasios Cholevas, Cleanthe Spanaki, Konstantinos N Fountoulakis

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Antidepressant Augmentation of Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenia: A Narrative Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Evangelia Maria Tsapakis3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2649-6732
Michael Treiber3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Calypso Mitkani3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5257-1057
Zoe DrakakiDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Anastasios CholevasDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Cleanthe SpanakiDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9824-6620
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a chronic psychotic disorder comprising positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive deficits. Negative symptoms are associated with stigma, worse functional outcomes, and a significant deterioration in quality of life. Clinical diagnosis is challenging despite its significance, and current treatments offer little improvement in the burden of negative symptoms. This article reviews current pharmacological strategies for treating negative symptoms. Dopaminergic, glutamatergic, serotonergic, noradrenergic, cholinergic, anti-inflammatory compounds, hormones, and psychostimulants are explored. Finally, we review pharmacological global treatment guidelines for negative symptoms. In general, switching to a second-generation antipsychotic seems to be most often recommended for patients with schizophrenia on first-generation antipsychotics, and an add-on antidepressant is considered when depression is also present. However, the treatment of negative symptoms remains an unmet need. Future, larger clinical studies and meta-analyses are needed to establish effective pharmacological agents for the effective treatment of negative symptoms.

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negative symptomspharmacological treatmentschizophrenia

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PMID39337126
PMCPMC11432821

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