There is some evidence that haloperidol is an effective treatment for  acute mania .
From the limited data available , there was no difference in overall efficacy of treatment between haloperidol and olanzapine or risperidone .
Some evidence suggests that haloperidol could be less effective than aripiprazole .
BACKGROUND The main objectives in treating mania are to control dangerous behaviour , reduce suicide , produce appropriate acute sedation and shorten the episode of mood disturbance .
Among different drugs , haloperidol has for many years been used in treating psychotic patients , but it has a troublesome side effect profile .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of haloperidol for the treatment of mania in comparison with placebo or other active drugs , either as monotherapy or add-on treatment .
Dosage of haloperidol for mania.
BACKGROUND We compared three doses of a neuroleptic as a treatment for mania . METHOD Forty-seven newly admitted in- patients with mania were r and omised to receive 10 , 30 , or 80 mg a day of oral haloperidol , under double-blind conditions for up to six weeks . All subjects received prophylactic benztropine . RESULTS Repeated- measures analysis of variance and survival analysis showed no difference in outcome by the different doses . Excluding drop-outs ( 38 % ) , most of whom left the study during the first two weeks , 72 % of the subjects responded . Side-effects were minimal ; there were no differences among the three doses . Non-responders received more adjunctive lorazepam than responders . CONCLUSIONS The limited data suggest that more than 10 mg a day of haloperidol offers no advantage in mania
There is some evidence that haloperidol is an effective treatment for  acute mania .
From the limited data available , there was no difference in overall efficacy of treatment between haloperidol and olanzapine or risperidone .
Some evidence suggests that haloperidol could be less effective than aripiprazole .
BACKGROUND The main objectives in treating mania are to control dangerous behaviour , reduce suicide , produce appropriate acute sedation and shorten the episode of mood disturbance .
Among different drugs , haloperidol has for many years been used in treating psychotic patients , but it has a troublesome side effect profile .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of haloperidol for the treatment of mania in comparison with placebo or other active drugs , either as monotherapy or add-on treatment .