'Rapid tranquillisation': An historical perspective on its emergence in the context of the development of antipsychotic medications

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-69

  Allison, Laura ^a   Moncrieff, Joanna ^b  

^a CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical restraint; haloperidol; history of antipsychotics; history of psychopharmacology; rapid tranquillisation

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL RESTRAINT; HISTORY; HISTORY OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS; HISTORY OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAPID TRANQUILLISATION; TIME;

CHEMICAL RESTRAINT; HALOPERIDOL; HISTORY OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS; HISTORY OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAPID TRANQUILLISATION;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897724496     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: 17402360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X13512573     Document Type: Article

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