In light of the large number of studies published since the 2004 update of Schizophrenia
Patient Outcomes Research Team psychopharmacological treatment recommendations, we …

Background Psychomotor agitation is associated with different psychiatric conditions and
represents an important issue in psychiatry. Current recommendations on agitation in …

Sudden unexpected deaths have been reported with antipsychotic use since the early
1960s. In some cases the antipsychotic may be unrelated to death, but in others it appears to …

Background An intramuscular (IM) formulation of olanzapine has been developed because
there are no rapid-acting IM atypical antipsychotic drugs currently available in the United …

The British Association for Psychopharmacology and the National Association of Psychiatric
Intensive Care and Low Secure Units developed this joint evidence-based consensus …

Background: Agitation is a common behavioral emergency associated with high risk of injury
to patients and health care professionals. There are a wide variety of approaches to …

Haloperidol plus promethazine for psychosis‐induced aggression - Huf, G - 2016 | Cochrane
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Objective To compare two widely used drug treatments for people with aggression or
agitation due to mental illness. Design Pragmatic, randomised clinical trial. Setting Three …

Objective The study examined whether the prescription practices of clinicians in psychiatric
emergency services differed for African-American patients. Prescription of antipsychotic …

BackgroundThe pharmacological management of violence in people with psychiatric
disorders is under-researched. AimsTo compare interventions commonly used for …