A retrospective analysis of intramuscular haloperidol and intramuscular olanzapine in the treatment of agitation in drug- and alcohol-using patients

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-445

  MacDonald, Kai ^a   Wilson, Michael P ^b   Minassian, Arpi ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^b   Perez, Rachel ^a   Cobb, Patrice ^a   Tallian, Kimberly ^b   Becker, Olga ^a   Feifel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Chart review; Haloperidol; Olanzapine; Substance use

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGITATION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; COMPLICATION; DRUG COMBINATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77954622127     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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