Abstract:Objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of Quetiapine versus Aripiprazol in treating non-affective acute psychosis. Methods: This study is double blind, randomized-controlled clinical trial (RCT). A total number of 90 hospitalized patients with the diagnosis of acute psychosis were selected. The patients were treated with Quetiapine (mean: 500 mg/day) or Aripiprazol (mean: 20 mg/day), in a 4 weeks period. The positive and negative symptoms scale (PANSS) and clinical global impression severity scale (CGIS-s) were used in the first and the last day of trial. Results: This study reveals that both of these drugs can substantially reduce the severity of symptoms in acute psychosis. Aripiprazol reduced positive symptoms and general symptoms scores and total scores more than Quetiapine. Differences in reducing negative scores were not significant and both drugs had the same therapeutic effect. In this sense, there was no difference in reducing negative symptoms in acute psychosis between Aripiprazol and Quetiapine. Conclusion: According to some differences with similar studies, study on larger sample pool and in longer period in future researches can be advised.
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