Acute disturbed or violent behaviour: Principles of treatment

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-277

  Kerr, Ian B ^a   Taylor, David ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute disturbed behaviour; Antipsychotics; Barbiturates; Benzodiazepines; Drug treatment; Violence

Indexed keywords

AMOBARBITAL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PARALDEHYDE; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES; VIOLENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030805451     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119701100311     Document Type: Article

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