Clinical Focus ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11): 1012-1015.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2025.11.007

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Clinical observation of olanzapine combined with risperidone for negative symptoms and social function in patients with schizophrenia

Zhuang Xiaoyong(), Jiang Kunhong, Sun Qimei, Zhang Xiaomei, Huang Jingliang   

  1. Five wards of Sanming City Taijiang Hospital, Sanming 365001, China
  • Received:2025-09-28 Online:2025-11-20 Published:2025-12-02
  • Contact: Zhuang Xiaoyong E-mail:zhuangxiaoyongSM68@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the effects of olanzapine combined with risperidone on negative symptoms and social function in patients with schizophrenia. Methods Eighty patients with schizophrenia treated at Sanming City Taijiang Hospital from January 2023 to January 2025 were randomized into a control group (n=40; olanzapine alone) and an observation group (n=40; olanzapine plus risperidone). The aim was to compare the scores of Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Social Functioning Scale for Inpatients with Psychosis (SSFPI), overall treatment efficacy, and adverse reactions. Results After treatment, the observation group had significantly lower BPRS and SANS scores than the control group (P<0.05). The observation group also showed significantly higher MMSE and SSFPI scores and a higher overall treatment response rate compared with the control group (P<0.05). Incidence of adverse reactions did not differ significantly between groups (P>0.05).Conclusion Combined therapy with olanzapine and risperidone produced greater improvements in negative symptoms and social function than olanzapine monotherapy, with a comparable safety profile, thus suitable for promotion.

Key words: schizophrenia, risperidone, olanzapine, negative symptoms, social function

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