A 24-Week Randomized Study of Olanzapine Versus Ziprasidone in the Treatment of Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder in Patients with Prominent Depressive Symptoms

Abstract

For 24 weeks, olanzapine-treated patients had greater and more sustained participation in treatment, during which time significantly greater improvements were observed in depressive symptoms and GAF scores, along with increases in weight and certain metabolic parameters as compared with ziprasidone-treated patients.