Intramuscular Flunitrazepam Versus Intramuscular Haloperidol in the Emergency Treatment of Aggressive Psychotic Behavior

Dorevitch, A; Katz, Nachum; Zemishlany, Zvi; Aizenberg, Dov; Weizman, Abraham

doi:10.1176/ajp.156.1.142

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Intramuscular Flunitrazepam Versus Intramuscular Haloperidol in the Emergency Treatment of Aggressive Psychotic Behavior

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry • Jan 1, 1999

Authors:

A Dorevitch

Nachum Katz

Zvi Zemishlany

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the efficacy of intramuscular flunitrazepam compared with intramuscular haloperidol for the immediate control of agitated or aggressive behavior in acutely psychotic patients. METHOD: Twenty-eight actively psychotic inpatients, aged 20-60 years, who were under treatme...

Subject

Haloperidol

Flunitrazepam

Aggression

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