Editorial: Nicotine replacement therapy in the psychiatric emergency department

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-349

  Schechter, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICOTINE; PLACEBO;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RESTLESSNESS; SMOKING CESSATION;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NICOTINE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79955159195     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10111680     Document Type: Editorial

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