Method of treatment for mental disorders
The invention relates to a medicament or a method for treating mental disorders, in detail, ADHD comprising lurasidone, or a combination of lurasidone and a D 4 receptor agonist.
1. A method for improving behavior disorder, comprising:
administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising, as a sole active ingredient, a therapeutically effective amount of lurasidone or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof to a mammal in need thereof,
wherein the behavior disorder is one or more disorders selected from the group consisting of hyperactivity and severe impulsiveness.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a tablet comprising lurasidone hydrochloride as the sole active ingredient, and the tablet is orally administered at a dosage of 20 mg to 160 mg per day.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the behavior disorder is hyperactivity in schizophrenia.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the behavior disorder is severe impulsiveness in schizophrenia.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the behavior disorder is hyperactivity in bipolar disorder.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the behavior disorder is hyperactivity in schizophrenia.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the behavior disorder is severe impulsiveness in schizophrenia.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the behavior disorder is hyperactivity in bipolar disorder.