Abstract:Objective: Despite advances made in treating the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, treatment of negative symptoms remains an unmet therapeutic need. Reboxetine is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI). Objective of this study was to evaluate its effect on the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.Method: In a twelve-week randomized placebo-controlled trial, reboxetine was compared with placebo, as an add-on medication to haloperidol (5 mg), for treatment of 50 patients meeting diagnosis of schizophrenia. In… Show more
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