The present invention relates to a method for treating schizophrenia in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of memantine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one atypical antipsychotic agent. In the method of the present invention, both the combined administration of memantine with an atypical antipsychotic agent is carried out, as well as the use of memantine as a therapy complementary to therapy with an atypical antipsychotic agent.
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