Use of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines in patients with psychiatric emergencies: Results of an observational trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conventional antipsychotics augmented with benzodiazepines have been the standard acute treatment for psychiatric emergencies for more than 50 years. The inability of patients to give informed consent limits randomised, controlled st...

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Main Authors: Schacht Alexander, Wilhelm Stefan, Wagner Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/8/61