A clinical case series of six extremely aggressive youths treated with olanzapine

Henrik Söderström; Maria Råstam; Christopher Gillberg

doi:10.1007/s00787-002-0265-3

A clinical case series of six extremely aggressive youths treated with olanzapine

Henrik Söderström, Maria Råstam, Christopher Gillberg

University of Gothenburg

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Abstract

Olanzapine is an atypical neuroleptic drug with mood-stabilising properties and few of the side effects commonly associated with conventional neuroleptic treatment. We used olanzapine, 5-20 mg/day, to treat severe aggression in six non-psychotic teenage boys with neuropsychiatric disorders. All but one started to respond within one week. The therapeutic effect in four of the patients clearly outweighed the side effects (weight gain and sedation). The subjects described a markedly increased sense of well being during the olanzapine treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-141
Journal	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-002-0265-3
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Psychiatry

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Olanzapine
violence
aggression
adolescents
neuropsychiatry

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