Citation

Herrera JN, Sramek JJ, Costa JF, Roy S, Heh CW, Nguyen BN. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 1988; 176(9): 558-561.

Affiliation

Clinical Research Unit, Metropolitan State Hospital, Norwalk, California 90250.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3418329

Abstract

In a controlled study, inpatient violence was measured during placebo, high-potency (haloperidol) and low-potency (chlorpromazine or clozapine) neuroleptics. Some patients had a marked increase in violent behavior with the moderately high-dose haloperidol, but not with low-potency neuroleptics. The authors discuss reasons for the increased violence with haloperidol, including akathisia and drug-induced behavioral toxicity.

Language: en