Substituting traditional antipsychotics with risperidone for individuals with mental retardation

Mental Retardation

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 359-366

  Simon, Elliott W ^a   Blubaugh, Kerry M ^a,b   Pippidis, Michael ^a  

^a Elwyn   (United States)

^b SmithKline Beecham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LOXAPINE; MESORIDAZINE; MOLINDONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; TREMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISPERIDONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030462937     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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