TREATMENT OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER AND CONDUCT DISORDER WITH 5-AMINO-4,5,6,7-TETRAHYDRO-4-OXYINDOLONES

摘要

A method for treating the psychiatric disorders known as oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder is disclosed. The method comprises the administration of a compound according to Formula I or II to a patient suffering from oppositional defiant disorder and/or conduct disorder. The compound may be either a racemic mixture or the levorotatory form. It may be short acting or in a sustained release, long acting form. Molindone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of molindone is a preferred embodiment.