Effect of nicotine replacement therapy on agitation in smokers with schizophrenia: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-399

  Allen, Michael H ^a,b,c   Debanné, Martin ^a,b,c   Lazignac, Coralie ^a,b,c   Adam, Eric ^a,b,c   Dickinson, L Miriam ^a,b,c   Damsa, Cristian ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c International Mental Health SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATED BEHAVIOR SCALE; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955140463     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10040569     Document Type: Article

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