The psychopharmacology of violence: Making sensible decisions

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 411-418

  Citrome, Leslie ^a   Volavka, Jan ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; Agitation; bipolar mania; psychosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; ASENAPINE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; LOXAPINE; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZIPRASIDONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; AKATHISIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIOLENCE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGGRESSION; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84914109213     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852914000054     Document Type: Review

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