Clozapine in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder With Suicidality. Three Case Reports. 2019

Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Bipolar disorder is associated with a high risk of suicide attempts and suicide deaths. The suicide mortality of people with bipolar disorder is approximately 25 times higher than the general population. No approved pharmacological strategies for suicidal thoughts and attempts in bipolar disorder have been introduced so far, and lithium remains as the first-line treatment for suicidal subjects. Clozapine is also a potentially good candidate for this indication. This case series represents three treatment-resistant bipolar patients with severe suicidal ideation who responded to low-dose clozapine treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries

Related Publications

Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
December 1999, Bipolar disorders,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
October 2009, Journal of clinical psychopharmacology,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
May 2015, Bipolar disorders,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
September 1998, Panminerva medica,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
January 2005, Clinical neuropharmacology,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
January 1986, The Journal of clinical psychiatry,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
March 2020, Asian journal of psychiatry,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
August 2003, European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
August 2013, Bipolar disorders,
Alina Wilkowska, and Mariusz S Wiglusz, and Wiesław J Cubała
December 2005, Suicide & life-threatening behavior,
Copied contents to your clipboard!