Efficacy of risperidone in treating the hyperactive symptoms of delirium

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-168

  Liu, Chia Yih ^a,b   Juang, Yeong Yu ^a,b   Liang, Hsin Yi ^a   Lin, Ni Chi ^a   Yeh, Eng Kun ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atypical antipsychotics; Delirium; New generation neuroleptics; Risperidone

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISPERIDONE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342473254     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-200405000-00008     Document Type: Article

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