Activity in chronic schizophrenic patients: Comparison of pimozide with fluphenazine in a double blind trial

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1975, Pages 161-164

  Burnside, I G ^b  

^a Stanley Royd Hospital ^*  (Jamaica)

^b All Saints Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUPHENAZINE; PIMOZIDE;

INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THERAPY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FLUPHENAZINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PIMOZIDE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0016808397     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700056415     Document Type: Article

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