Treatment of alcohol hallucinosis with risperidone

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-250

  De Millas, Walter ^a   Haasen, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXAZEPAM; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL HALLUCINOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DELUSION; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISPERIDONE;

EID: 34347381074     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490701375269     Document Type: Article

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