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P Tharyan
Correspondence to: P Tharyan, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore and BV Moses Centre for Clinical Trials and Evidence Based Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632002, Tamil Nadu, India; prathap@cmcvellore.ac.in
QUESTION
Question:
Intramuscular haloperidol plus promethazine or intramuscular olanzapine: which is more effective for the emergency treatment of agitated and violent adults with mental illness?
Patients:
300 hospitalised adults with mental illness (ICD-10 classified), presenting with aggressive or violent behaviour. Inclusions: consecutive patients in the psychiatric unit for whom intramuscular sedation was indicated and where intervention did not put the patient at risk.
Setting:
Psychiatric unit of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India; September 2005 to July 2006.
Intervention:
Single intramuscular injection …
Footnotes
Source of funding: Fluid research fund of the Christian Medical College, Vellore.
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