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The Treatment of Mania with Haloperidol (‘Serenace’)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

C. Entwistle
Affiliation:
Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham
R. M. Taylor
Affiliation:
Highcroft Hospital, Birmingham
I. A. MacDonald
Affiliation:
Highcroft Hospital, Birmingham

Extract

In view of the reports of Mendigutia et al. (6), Delay et al. (3), Kamphausen (5), Harenko et al. (4), Alleva (1), that haloperidol was very effective in controlling manic states, it was decided to treat a number of cases with this diagnosis using this new preparation.

Type
Tberapy
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1962 

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