Haloperidol, lorazepam, or both for psychotic agitation? A multicenter, prospective, double-blind, emergency department study

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-340

  Battaglia, John ^a,h   Moss, Sue ^b   Rush, John ^b   Kang, Jasbir ^c   Mendoza, Ricardo ^d   Leedom, Liane ^d   Dubin, William ^e   McGlynn, Charles ^f   Goodman, Lowell ^g  

^a Alaska Psychiatric Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c Aliquippa Hospital   (United States)

^d HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^f ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Haloperidol; Lorazepam; Psychotic agitation; Rapid tranquilization

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSTONIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0030875136     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90119-4     Document Type: Article

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