TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Suicidal ideations and suicide attempts after starting with Aripiprazole, a new antipsychotic drug
JO  - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
A1  - Scholten, M. R. M.
A1  - Selten, J. P.
SP  - 2296
EP  - 2298
VL  - 149
IS  - 41
N2  - In 5 patients, 3 women aged 30, 32 and 41 years and 2 men aged 36 and 56 years, serious side effects developed after starting aripiprazole, a new antipsychotic drug. 2 patients had not been treated with antipsychotic drugs before, while in 3 there was a switch in antipsychotic treatment. The side effects consisted primarily oftroubling feelings ofagitation, akathisia, insomnia and dysphoria. 3 of the patients made a suicide attempt and 2 developed suicidal thoughts. The patients had not previously attempted suicide and the suicidal thoughts disappeared after discontinuation ofaripiprazole. Suicidal tendencies have not been reported before as a side effect ofaripiprazole.
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SN  - 0028-2162
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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