Zuclopenthixol in adults with intellectual disabilities and aggressive behaviours - Discontinuation study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 190, Issue MAY, 2007, Pages 447-448

  Haessler, Frank ^a   Glaser, Thomas ^b   Beneke, Manfred ^b   Pap, Akos F ^b   Bodenschatz, Ralf ^c   Reis, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

^c University of Rostock ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOPENTHIXOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34248151058     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.016535     Document Type: Article

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