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Patient: 5 patients (ages 59-80 years; 4 female, 1 male) Medications: Perospirone
Comment: Perospirone was administered to 5 patients (4 are presented below) with psychiatric disorders who refused food. They were given no other concomitant antipsychotic agent; minimal doses of hypnotic drugs were given to the patients only when they complained of insomnia.
Patient 1: Female, 80 y/o, diagnosed with delusional disorder, exhibited food refusal and hostile behavior....
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