Rapid tranquilization for agitated patients in emergency psychiatric rooms: a randomized trial of olanzapine, ziprasidone, haloperidol plus promethazine, haloperidol plus midazolam and haloperidol alone Tranquilização rápida para pacientes agitados nos serviços de emergência psiquiátrica: um ensaio clínico randomisado de olanzapina, ziprasidona, haloperidol mais prometazina, haloperidol mais midazolam e haloperidol em monoterapia

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of intramuscular olanzapine, ziprasidone, haloperidol plus promethazine, haloperidol plus midazolam and haloperidol alone as the first medication(s) used to treat patients with agitation and aggressive behavior. METHOD: One hundred fifty patients with agitatio...

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Main Authors:	Leonardo Baldaçara, Marsal Sanches, Daniel Cruz Cordeiro, Andrea Parolin Jackowski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2011-03-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:	Agitação psicomotora Transtornos psicóticos Agentes antipsicóticos Emergências Tranquilizantes Psychomotor agitation Psychotic disorders Antipsychotic agents Emergencies Tranquilizing agents
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462011000100008