The Psychopharmacology of Agitation: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA Psychopharmacology Workgroup

Agitation is common in the medical and psychiatric emergency department, and appropriate management of agitation is a core competency for emergency clinicians. In this article, the authors review the use of a variety of first-generation antipsychotic drugs, second-generation antipsychotic agents, an...

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Main Authors: Michael P. Wilson, David Pepper, Glenn W. Currier, Garland H. Holloman, David Feifel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-04-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5fz8c8gs