Benzodiazepines for psychosis-induced aggression or agitation
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Benzodiazepines for psychosis-induced aggression or agitation.
BACKGROUND Acute psychotic illness, especially when associated with agitated or violent behaviour, can require urgent pharmacological tranquillisation or sedation. In several countries, clinicians often use benzodiazepines (either alone or in combination with antipsychotics) for this outcome. OBJECTIVES To estimate the effects of benzodiazepines, alone or in combination with antipsychotics, w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003079.pub4