| abstract |
Methods for treating a patient having neurological, psychotic, and psychiatric disorders are described comprising the steps of administering to the patient an effective amount of a partial and/or full dopamine D 1 receptor agonist, and administering to the patient an effective amount of a dopamine D 2 receptor antagonist. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a dopamine D 1 receptor agonist and a dopamine D 2 receptor antagonist are also described. The D 1 dopamine receptor agonist and the D 2 dopamine receptor antagonist can be administered to the patient in the same or in a different composition or compositions. |