Managing the acutely agitated and psychotic patient

Kimberly Nordstrom; Michael H. Allen

doi:10.1017/s1092852900026286

Managing the acutely agitated and psychotic patient

Kimberly Nordstrom
, Michael H. Allen

Yampa Valley Medical Center
University of Colorado Depression Center

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Abstract

Agitation can present as an emergency in the course of numerous psychiatric conditions including intoxication, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and delirium. This article reviews relevant literature regarding the definition, etiology, measurement, and management of episodic agitation and pays particular attention to intramuscular treatments. The impact of changes in methodology between the era of first- and second-generation antipsychotics, the implications of those changes for external validity of studies of second-generation studies, and the recent evolution of expert consensus are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-11
Number of pages	7
Journal	CNS Spectrums
Volume	12
Issue number	10 SUPPL. 17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900026286
Publication status	Published - Oct 2007
Externally published	Yes

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