Drugs used in psychiatric emergencies – Related resources
05.09.2012 • Sonuncu dəyişiklik 16.04.2007
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Cochrane reviews
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Trazodone is probably not effective as a treatment for behavioural and psychological manifestations of dementia .
- The combination of haloperidol and promethazine is effective treatment for psychosis induced agitation/aggression. The use of this combination is justified in less resourced health care systems because of fewer potiential side-effects than benzodiazepine combinations or haloperidol alone, and less need of re-assessing than olanzapine .
- Benzodiazepines may be as effective as antipsychotics for acute psychosis. Adding them to antipsychotics may not bring added benefit but may cause more adverse effects .
- Olanzapine IM appears to have similar efficacy as the older, better known treatments in the management of acute aggression or agitation, however, the side effects are less well-known .
Other evidence summaries