Patent attributes
Provided herein are methods for determining if a compound has potential efficacy for the treatment for a specific symptom domain of schizophrenia, such as for example, the treatment of a negative symptom of schizophrenia. In addition, provided herein are methods of determining the prominent symptom domain of a subject suffering from schizophrenia. Further, provided herein are various methods for the treatment of the negative symptoms, cognitive dysfunction symptoms, or both, associated with schizophrenia comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of various compounds.