Predictors of response to clozapine therapy

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1989:99 Suppl:S64-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00442562.

Abstract

Multiple regression analysis and discriminant function analyses were applied to the question of prediction of therapeutic success or failure to clozapine therapy, using a non-biological predictor pool of 46 items. This effort was not successful, accounting for less than 25% of outcome variance under optimal conditions. However, it does appear that while clozapine efficacy in treatment-resistant schizophrenic patients in general is superior to such neuroleptics as chlorpromazine or haloperidol, the "paranoid" subgroup appears to benefit most.

MeSH terms

  • Clozapine / therapeutic use*
  • Dibenzazepines / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Regression Analysis
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy*
  • Schizophrenia, Paranoid / drug therapy
  • Schizophrenic Psychology

Substances

  • Dibenzazepines
  • Clozapine