Acute antipsychotic-induced akathisia revisited.
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چکیده
Akathisia remains one of the most prevalent and distressful antipsychotic-induced adverse events. Effective and well-tolerated treatment is a major unmet need in akathisia that merits a search for new remedies. Accumulating evidence indicates that agents with marked serotonin-2A receptor antagonism may represent a new class of potential anti-akathisia treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 196 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010