Haloperidol in Emotionally Disturbed Mentally Retarded Individuals

H. WARREN BURK and FRANK J. MENOLASCINOAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124, Number 11

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.124.11.1589

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The authors report a clinical study of the efficacy of a butyrophenone derivative (haloperidol) in a sample of mentally retarded children with associated emotional disturbances. The drug was noted to significantly alter the major target symptoms of such emotional disturbances. It appears that haloperidol is a welcome addition to the slowly growing armamentarium of effective psychopharmacological agents for the emotionally disturbed mentally retarded.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124 • Number 11 • May 1968

Pages: 1589 - 1591

PubMed: 4869440

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Published in print: May 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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H. WARREN BURK

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FRANK J. MENOLASCINO

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Director of research, Glenwood State Hospital-School, Glenwood, Iowa 51534

Assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Neb.

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Haloperidol in Emotionally Disturbed Mentally Retarded Individuals

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