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RFP Indian Journal of Medical Psychiatry

Volume  4, Issue 1, January – June 2021, Pages 9-20
 

Review Article

Pharmacological Management of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Suprakash Chaudhury1, Subodh Kumar2, Biswajit Jagtap3, Daniel Saldanha4

1,4Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra 411018, India 2Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry & Allied Sciences, Ranchi 834006, Jharkhand, India, 3Professor & Head,Department of Psychiatry, Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra 413736, India.

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Abstract

Emotional blunting, alogia, avolition, a sociality and anhedonia are features of negative symptoms. Negative symptoms are blamed for poor outcome and persistent disability in schizophrenia. The high hopes of cure of negative symptoms by SGAs have been belied. Due to the complex nature of negative symptoms, several methodological issues are raised and it is treated with different antipsychotics and novel agents with varied results. The development of innovative treatment and increased collaboration is needed to overcome the current limitation. Keywords: Negative Symptoms; First Generation Antipsychotics; Second Generation Antipsychotics.


Corresponding Author : Suprakash Chaudhury, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra 411018, India.