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ritanserin and Psychotic Disorders

ritanserin has been researched along with Psychotic Disorders in 1 studies

Ritanserin: A selective and potent serotonin-2 antagonist that is effective in the treatment of a variety of syndromes related to anxiety and depression. The drug also improves the subjective quality of sleep and decreases portal pressure.
ritanserin : A thiazolopyrimidine that is 5H-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one which is substituted at position 7 by a methyl group and at position 6 by a 2-{4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methylidene]piperidin-1-yl}ethyl group. A potent and long-acting seratonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) antagonist of the subtype 5-HT2 (Ki = 0.39 nM), it is used in the treatment of a variety of disorders including anxiety, depression and schizophrenia. It has little sedative action.

Psychotic Disorders: Disorders in which there is a loss of ego boundaries or a gross impairment in reality testing with delusions or prominent hallucinations. (From DSM-IV, 1994)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (100.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Bach, M1
Aigner, M1
Lenz, G1

Other Studies

1 other study available for ritanserin and Psychotic Disorders

ArticleYear
Ritanserin as adjunct to fluoxetine treatment of OCD patients with psychotic features.
    Pharmacopsychiatry, 1997, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluoxetine; Huma

1997