The Mechanism of Neuroleptic Withdrawal Academic Article

abstract

• The authors present a case report of a woman who developed marked withdrawl symptoms on withdrawal from Pericyazine. The authors feel that this case adds support to the hypothesis that such withdrawal symptoms are due to cholinergic rebound hypersensitivity.

authors

• Eppel, Alan
• Mishra, Ram

status

• published 

publication date

• October 1984

has subject area

• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Antipsychotic Agents (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Parasympatholytics (MeSH)
• Phenothiazines (MeSH)
• Psychiatry (Science Metrix)
• Substance Withdrawal Syndrome (MeSH)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Psychiatry  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Antipsychotic Agents
• Female
• Humans
• Parasympatholytics
• Phenothiazines
• Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/070674378402900611

PubMed ID

• 6149010

start page

• 508

end page

• 509

volume

• 29

issue

• 6