Efficacy, safety and tolerability of quetiapine: Short-term high doses with long-term follow-up

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-21

  Nagy, Judit ^a  

^a St Stephan Hospitals' Merenyi Hosp   (Hungary)

Author keywords

CGI I scale; Dosing; Quetiapine; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROTHIXENE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; AKATHISIA; ALCOHOL PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTPATIENT; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOMNOLENCE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 14944365022     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500510014765     Document Type: Article

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