TY - JOUR
T1 - Haloperidol prescribing practices in the general hospital
AU - Wise, Thomas N.
AU - Mann, Lee S.
AU - Jani, Niru
AU - Kass, Ethan B.
AU - Goldwater, Shannon
AU - Sonnenschein, Kenneth
PY - 1989/9
Y1 - 1989/9
N2 - This study investigates the clinical use of haloperidol within a general hospital. Patients who were prescribed haloperidol were often elderly, seriously ill, and stayed in the hospital longer than average. Only 23% received a psychiatric consultation. Of the patients under study, 80% were prescribed haloperidol on a PRN basis. The most common reason for neuroleptic treatment was to symptomatically manage severe agitation. Organic mental syndromes were rarely documented. Mental status exams were generally absent; the neuroleptic's effect was often omitted, and its use was rarely noted in the discharge summary. It is recommended that more education regarding the use of neuroleptic medication is indicated.
AB - This study investigates the clinical use of haloperidol within a general hospital. Patients who were prescribed haloperidol were often elderly, seriously ill, and stayed in the hospital longer than average. Only 23% received a psychiatric consultation. Of the patients under study, 80% were prescribed haloperidol on a PRN basis. The most common reason for neuroleptic treatment was to symptomatically manage severe agitation. Organic mental syndromes were rarely documented. Mental status exams were generally absent; the neuroleptic's effect was often omitted, and its use was rarely noted in the discharge summary. It is recommended that more education regarding the use of neuroleptic medication is indicated.
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U2 - 10.1016/0163-8343(89)90126-6
DO - 10.1016/0163-8343(89)90126-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 2792748
AN - SCOPUS:0024433452
SN - 0163-8343
VL - 11
SP - 368
EP - 371
JO - General Hospital Psychiatry
JF - General Hospital Psychiatry
IS - 5
ER -