This review suggests that both benzodiazepines work , but that midazolam has a faster onset and thereby reduces the risk of exposure to violence .
Most evidence , however , exists for the haloperidol plus promethazine mix , with currently more than 400 people r and omised to the combination .
The onset of action is swift and faster than lorazepam .
The combination also seems safe with no clear longer term consequences .
BACKGROUND Health services often manage agitated or violent people and for emergency psychiatric services such behaviour is particularly prevalent ( 10 % ) .
The drugs used in this situation should ensure that the person swiftly and safely becomes calm .
OBJECTIVES To examine whether haloperidol plus promethazine is an effective treatment for psychosis induced agitation/aggression .
Effects of selected phenothiazines on REM sleep in schizophrenics.
SINCE THE discovery of rapid eye movements ( REMs ) associated with a desynchronized electroencephalogram ( EEG ) during behavioral sleep 1 and the correlation of this sleep stage with dreaming , 2 considerable investigation of REM sleep has been instituted to assess its significance in normal man and in various psychiatric illnesses . The similarity between mentation during dreaming in normal people and thought patterns in schizophrenia has led to many investigations of REM sleep in this disease . These studies have not consistently demonstrated marked differences in REM sleep between schizophrenics and normal subjects . 3 Similarly , REM sleep does not appear to be markedly altered in mental illness characterized primarily by depression . 3 Several recent studies have suggested , however , that Stage 4 or delta sleep may be decreased in schizophrenia 4 and depressive psychosis . 5,6 Various drugs used in the treatment of mental illness have
This review suggests that both benzodiazepines work , but that midazolam has a faster onset and thereby reduces the risk of exposure to violence .
Most evidence , however , exists for the haloperidol plus promethazine mix , with currently more than 400 people r and omised to the combination .
The onset of action is swift and faster than lorazepam .
The combination also seems safe with no clear longer term consequences .
BACKGROUND Health services often manage agitated or violent people and for emergency psychiatric services such behaviour is particularly prevalent ( 10 % ) .
The drugs used in this situation should ensure that the person swiftly and safely becomes calm .
OBJECTIVES To examine whether haloperidol plus promethazine is an effective treatment for psychosis induced agitation/aggression .