Benzodiazepines in schizophrenia

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 6 II, 1996, Pages

  Stimmel, Glen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; LOXAPINE; LOXAPINE SUCCINATE; MESORIDAZINE; MESORIDAZINE BESYLATE; MOLINDONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; THIORIDAZINE; TIOTIXENE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; STRESS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0029954186     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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