A Pilot Study to Explore the Effect of Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotics on Aggression

CONCLUSION: The switch from an oral antipsychotic to a LAI antipsychotic did not appear to significantly increase or decrease incidents of aggression or self-injurious behavior, but seemed to decrease the number of restraints/seclusions required.PMID:38449470 | PMC:PMC10913868

Source: Psychopharmacology Bulletin - March 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tiffany M Hopkins O Greg Deardorff Yifei Liu Megan G Trout Roger W Sommi Niels C Beck Source Type: research