Abstract
After 2 days of drug-free observation, 20 newly admitted psychotic patients received 20-35 mg of haloperidol intravenously and 20 patients received 30-40 mg of diazepam intravenously. Posttreatment ratings at 4 and 24 hours with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and the Clinical Global Impressions revealed significant improvement in both groups but no significant differences between the two treatments.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Comparative Study
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Controlled Clinical Trial
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adult
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Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy
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Blood Pressure / drug effects
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Diazepam / therapeutic use
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Double-Blind Method
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Female
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Haloperidol / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Injections, Intravenous
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Paranoid Disorders / drug therapy
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Psychotic Disorders / drug therapy*
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Schizophrenia / drug therapy