Aripiprazole monotherapy in acute mania: 12-week randomised placebo- and haloperidol-controlled study
Young A, Oren D, Lowy A, McQuade R, Marcus R, Carson W, Spiller N, Torbeyns A, Sanchez R. Aripiprazole monotherapy in acute mania: 12-week randomised placebo- and haloperidol-controlled study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2009, 194: 40-48. PMID: 19118324, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.049965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeek 12Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) total scoreDouble-blind aripiprazoleHaloperidol-treated patientsTolerability of aripiprazoleExtrapyramidal adverse eventsScale total scoreMasked treatmentAdverse eventsClinical improvementAcute maniaAripiprazole monotherapyBipolar maniaMixed episodesEffective therapyEffect therapyAripiprazoleAdditional weeksHaloperidolWeek 3PlaceboPatientsTotal scoreTherapyMania