descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 1984 English Publisher:American Psychiatric Association PublishingJournal:American Journal of Psychiatry, volume 141, pages 284-285 (issn: 0002-953X, eissn: 1535-7228,

Authors: Joseph P. McEvoy; Lohr Jb;

doi: 10.1176/ajp.141.2.284

pmid: 6691497

Diazepam for catatonia

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Abstract

Intravenous diazepam rapidly relieved catatonic immobility in two schizophrenic patients, and oral diazepam maintained this therapeutic effect. Diazepam may be an immediately available and effective treatment for some patients with life-threatening catatonic disorders.

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University of Pittsburgh
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Diazepam, Schizophrenia, Catatonic, Administration, Oral, Humans, Female, Infusions, Parenteral, Middle Aged

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