American Journal of Psychiatry · 1984 · 45 citations · 4 references
MedicinePharmacotherapyPsychiatryNeuropsychiatryPsychiatric PharmacotherapyPsychopharmacologyAgitation ManagementAntipsychotic PharmacologyAntipsychotic PharmacotherapyAntipsychotic TherapyNeuropsychiatric PharmacotherapyPsychiatric Effects Of MedicationsAgitation TreatmentMania-related AgitationMedication-induced AgitationPharmacological Management Of AgitationPsychosis PharmacotherapyPsychotic Mania Management
The authors report three cases in which clonazepam controlled the acute symptoms in one manic and two schizoaffective patients. Clonazepam treatment led to a decrease in agitation and logorrhea, without the side effects associated with neuroleptics.
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