Escitalopram and Citalopram effective on Depressive Symptoms in Schizophrenia patients?
Schizophrenia is a serious neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorder characterized by impaired thought process and cognition, poor emotional responsiveness, abnormal social behaviors, and other negative symptoms that needs early management and consideration, as the clinical manifestations of this disorder typically occur in late adolescence or early adulthood, and most patients experience notable disability and lose their educational and social interaction and functioning throughout the illness.
A recent study, presents an interesting double-blinded RCT study involving 60 patients, where two anti-depressant drugs citalopram and escitalopram were tested to study reduction of depressive symptoms in patients suffering from Schizophrenia. The studyin Global Journal of Medical Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Update published in Scientific Scholar and reports that both drugs are efficient in treating the depressive symptoms with no side-effects, with Escitalopram appearing to be slightly more efficient on an 8 weeks course.
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