1998
Acute Neuroleptic Treatment in Elderly Patients Without Dementia
Mazure C, Nelson J, Jatlow P, Bowers M. Acute Neuroleptic Treatment in Elderly Patients Without Dementia. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 1998, 6: 221-229. PMID: 9659955, DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199800630-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-elderly adultsElderly patientsNeuroleptic treatmentAcute responseLow dosesLow-dose neuroleptic treatmentAcute neuroleptic treatmentAdverse effectsHigh-dose treatmentLow-dose treatmentDrug blood levelsPrimary psychotic illnessInitial doseBlood levelsPsychotic illnessEffective treatmentPatientsDose ratioLonger durationTreatmentLower ratesDosesAdultsResponseNeuroleptics
1995
Assessment of extrapyramidal symptoms during acute neuroleptic treatment.
Mazure CM, Cellar JS, Bowers MB, Nelson JC, Takeshita J, Zigun B. Assessment of extrapyramidal symptoms during acute neuroleptic treatment. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 1995, 56: 94-100. PMID: 7883736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAkathisia, Drug-InducedAntipsychotic AgentsBasal Ganglia DiseasesDystoniaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedParkinson Disease, SecondaryPhysical ExaminationPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricConceptsExtrapyramidal symptomsDrug regimenAcute treatmentNeuroleptic drugsSide effectsInterrater reliabilityAcute neuroleptic treatmentPatient's drug regimenExtrapyramidal Symptoms ScaleExtrapyramidal side effectsTraditional neuroleptic drugsLow nonsignificant correlationsRatings of symptomsAcute administrationNeuroleptic treatmentAdverse reactionsParkinson's diseasePsychotic symptomsSymptom ScalePsychotic patientsEPS scaleSymptomsClinician ratersCliniciansInterrater agreement