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====Schizophrenia==== Modafinil and armodafinil were studied as a complement to [[antipsychotic]] medications in the treatment of [[schizophrenia]]. They showed no effect on positive symptoms or cognitive performance.<ref name="pmid20816042">{{cite journal | vauthors = Kane JM, D'Souza DC, Patkar AA, Youakim JM, Tiller JM, Yang R, Keefe RS | title = Armodafinil as adjunctive therapy in adults with cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia: a 4-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study | journal = The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry | volume = 71 | issue = 11 | pages = 1475β1481 | date = November 2010 | pmid = 20816042 | doi = 10.4088/jcp.09m05950gry }}</ref><ref name="pmid25306261" /> A 2015 [[meta-analysis]] found that modafinil and armodafinil may slightly reduce negative symptoms in people with acute schizophrenia, though they do not appear useful for people with the condition who are stable, with high negative symptom scores.<ref name="pmid25306261">{{cite journal | vauthors = Andrade C, Kisely S, Monteiro I, Rao S | title = Antipsychotic augmentation with modafinil or armodafinil for negative symptoms of schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | journal = Journal of Psychiatric Research | volume = 60 | pages = 14β21 | date = January 2015 | pmid = 25306261 | doi = 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.09.013 | url = https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:345290/UQ345290_OA.pdf }}</ref> Among medications demonstrated to be effective for reducing negative symptoms in combination with antipsychotics, modafinil, and armodafinil are among the smallest [[effect size]]s.<ref name="pmid28514486">{{cite journal | vauthors = Correll CU, Rubio JM, Inczedy-Farkas G, Birnbaum ML, Kane JM, Leucht S | title = Efficacy of 42 Pharmacologic Cotreatment Strategies Added to Antipsychotic Monotherapy in Schizophrenia: Systematic Overview and Quality Appraisal of the Meta-analytic Evidence | journal = JAMA Psychiatry | volume = 74 | issue = 7 | pages = 675β684 | date = July 2017 | pmid = 28514486 | pmc = 6584320 | doi = 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0624 }}</ref>
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