A growing evidence base for management guidelines. Revisiting... Guidelines for the management of acutely disturbed psychiatric patients

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 404-415

  Macpherson, Rob ^a,b   Dix, Roland ^c,d   Morgan, Sally ^b  

^a South West Organisation of Psychiatric Training ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b University of the West of England ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; FLUMAZENIL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PROCYCLIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE; TRANQUILIZER; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL ACETATE;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; AGGRESSION; AKATHISIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COLLAPSE; DIZZINESS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DYSTONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LEARNING DISORDER; MANIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; OCULOGYRIC CRISIS; OPISTHOTONUS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSONISM; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QT PROLONGATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEIZURE; STROKE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 27844540233     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.11.6.404     Document Type: Review

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