Buspirone for stereotypic movements in elderly with cognitive impairment

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-244

  Helvink, Badalin ^a,b   Holroyd, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Box 800623 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; LITHIUM; QUETIAPINE; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE DEMENTIA; SYMPTOM; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 33646734540     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2006.18.2.242     Document Type: Article

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