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 .
[Flupenthixol versus haloperidol in acute psychotic episodes].
The aim of this study is to evaluate the activity of flupentixol oral high concentration and to define the profile of the drug according to the administered dose . The trial includes 40 acute patients ( 21 schizophrenics , 13 manic patients and 6 other psychotics ) . The study was open , but the patients were treated at r and om either by haloperidol or by flupentixol . Both substances showed a strong antipsychotic and antimanic effect . The differences according to the administered doses were : a quicker onset of action for flupentixol in schizophrenic patients ; a more pronounced activity of flupentixol in the same patients , as far as anxiety , depressive tendencies and defect symptoms are concerned . Extrapyramidal side effects are the most common ones amongst the two drugs
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 .