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A Double-Blind Trial to Investigate the Effects of Thorazine (Largactil, Chlorpromazine), Compazine (Stemetil, Prochlorperazine) and Stelazine (Trifluoperazine) in Paranoid Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

Ian C. Wilson ,
James Mckay  and
Myron G. Sandifer Jr.
Ian C. Wilson
Affiliation:
Broughton Hospital
James Mckay
Affiliation:
Broughton Hospital
Myron G. Sandifer Jr.
Affiliation:
North Carolina State Hospital System
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In the early phenothiazine literature the ataractic properties of Thorazine in the control of disturbed, hyperactive schizophrenics were described (Kurland, 1955; Hall and Dunlap, 1955; Lehmann, 1955). Kurland (1955) gives an excellent description of the powerful activity of Thorazine in this sphere, namely the control of hyperkinesis and hostile, aggressive behaviour; however, he found that there was little basic change in delusional thought disorder other than to divorce the abnormal thinking from its affective attachment. It was noted that the clinical improvement was most dramatic when the affective component of the illness was most marked. Hall and Dunlap (1955) felt that there was significant reduction in delusional ideation but noted that the schizophrenic process was not affected by Thorazine medication.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 107 , Issue 446 , January 1961 , pp. 90 - 99
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1961 

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