Journal article
The Relationship Between Early Haloperidol Response and Associated Extrapyramidal Side Effects
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early response to antipsychotic medication within 2 weeks of initiating treatment can predict psychiatric outcomes. However, it is unclear whether early response is also predictive of extrapyramidal side effects (EPSs) associated with antipsychotic medications.
METHODS: In this study, we investigated 136 consecutive antipsychotic-naive, first-episode psychosis patients naturalistically treated with haloperidol. Patients were …
Authors
Rasmussen SA; Rosebush PI; Mazurek MF
Journal
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 8–12
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1097/jcp.0000000000000637
ISSN
0271-0749