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Title: | The pharmacological management of behavioural disturbance in psychosis: a naturalistic study. | Austin Authors: | Daniel, Jeffrey;Chamberlain, James;Castle, David J | Affiliation: | Secure Extended Care Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, Australia | Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2007 | Publication information: | Australasian Psychiatry; 15(5): 380-4 | Abstract: | The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of atypical and typical anti-psychotics in treating behavioural disturbance in people with psychotic disorders, in a naturalistic setting.This was a prospective naturalistic study of 303 incidents of behavioural disturbance at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.There was no significant difference between atypicals and typicals on two efficacy measures and some evidence on a third measure, that typicals are more effective.In the pharmacological treatment of behavioural disturbance in psychosis, typical and atypical anti-psychotics have largely comparable efficacy. | Gov't Doc #: | 17828634 | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10432 | DOI: | 10.1080/10398560701435754 | Journal: | Australasian Psychiatry | URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17828634 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | Antipsychotic Agents.adverse effects.therapeutic use Benzodiazepines.adverse effects.therapeutic use Emotions Humans Inpatients Interviews as Topic Mental Disorders.drug therapy Psychotic Disorders.classification.drug therapy Reproducibility of Results Treatment Outcome Victoria |
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