A double-blind trial of haloperidol, chlorpromazine, and lorazepam in the treatment of delirium in hospitalized AIDS patients

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-237

  Breitbart, William ^a   Marotta, Rocco ^b   Platt, Meredith M ^b   Weisman, Henry ^b   Derevenco, Maria ^b   Grau, Carmen ^b   Corbera, Kathy ^b   Raymond, Susan ^b   Lund, Stephen ^b   Jacobsen, Paul ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RIGIDITY; TREMOR;

EID: 9044244135     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.2.231     Document Type: Article

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