Study on the efficacy and tolerability of amisulpride in medical/surgical inpatients with delirium admitted to a general hospital

European Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 450-455

  Pintor, L ^a   Fuente, E ^b   Bailles, E ^a   Matrai, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DURAN I REYNALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amisulpride; Antipsychotics; Delirium; Efficacy

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE;

AGED; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DELIRIUM RATING SCALE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OPEN STUDY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; SEIZURE; SOMNOLENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SULPIRIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349977143     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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