Schizophrenia Research
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 157-159 , 15 October 2005

Olanzapine versus risperidone in the treatment of post-psychotic depression in schizophrenic patients

  • Sonia Dollfus

      Affiliations

    • Department of psychiatry, Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire, avenue de la Côte de Nacre, Caen, 14000, France
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  • Véronique Olivier

      Affiliations

    • Lilly France, Neuroscience department, 13 rue Pagès, 92158 Suresnes Cedex, France
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  • Benoît Chabot

      Affiliations

    • Department of psychiatry, Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire, avenue de la Côte de Nacre, Caen, 14000, France
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  • Cécile Déal

      Affiliations

    • Lilly France, Neuroscience department, 13 rue Pagès, 92158 Suresnes Cedex, France
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  • Elena Perrin

      Affiliations

    • Lilly France, Neuroscience department, 13 rue Pagès, 92158 Suresnes Cedex, France

Received 28 December 2004 ,Revised 31 May 2005 ,Accepted 1 June 2005.

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☆ This paper was presented at the 12th Association of European Psychiatry Congress, Geneva, April 15–18th, 2004.

PII: S0920-9964(05)00234-3

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.06.001

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 157-159 , 15 October 2005

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