Efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine in cluster B personality disorder: an open-label study
Authors:
Yves Le Bloc'h a;
Pierre Baumann b;
Michael Stigler c;
Chin B. Eap b;
Daniele F. Zullino - Service de Toxicologie, H
pitaux Universitaires de Gen
ve, 1200 Gen
ve, Switzerlandd
pitaux Universitaires de Gen
ve, 1200 Gen
ve, Switzerlandd
| Affiliations: | a D partement Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte et Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l' ge Avanc , Prilly-Lausanne, Site de Cery, Switzerland |
b D partement Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte, Centre de Neurosciences Psychiatriques, Unit de Biochimie et Psychopharmacologie Clinique, Prilly-Lausanne, Site de Cery, Switzerland |
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c D partement Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte, Unit de Recherche en Epid miologie Psychiatrique, Prilly-Lausanne, Site de Cery, Switzerland |
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d D partement Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte, Prilly-Lausanne, Site de Cery, Switzerland |
DOI:
10.1080/13651500600885556
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
Published in:
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice,
Volume
11,
Issue
2
2007
, pages 123
- 128
First Published:
2007
Subjects:
Psychiatry;
Psychiatry & Clinical Psychology - Adult;
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Abstract
Objective. The aim of this open-label 8-week study was to assess the effectiveness of quetiapine on aggressive behaviour and social dysfunctions in patients suffering from a cluster B personality disorder (DSM-IV). Methods. The visits were performed at baseline and at days 14, 28 and 56. After a standard titration schedule, the patients received a dose augmented or reduced dose, within a range from 50 to 400 mg/day during the visits, depending on efficacy and tolerance. Assessment of efficacy was based on the French version of the Social Disability and Aggression Scale SDAS (SDAS-21). Response was defined as a decrease of ≥50% reduction of the total scores compared to baseline. Tolerability was assessed with the CGI, UKU, EPS-scales. Results and conclusion. Eight of the 12 patients included received 200 mg/day quetiapine after titration (all patients: 50-400 mg/day). At week 8, five out of 12 patients were responders based on the SDAS-21 scores for the average expression of the symptoms, and six out of 12 on the basis of SDAS-21 scores for the peak expression. There was a significant correlation between weight change and total SDAS variation (Kendall's τ b= -0.644; p=0.02). These findings should be reexamined in further studies.
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| Keywords: Quetiapine; cluster B personality disorder; weight; SDAS; plasma concentrations |
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