The Journal of clinical psychiatry
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Comparative Study
Posttraumatic stress disorder and its impact on the economic and health costs of motor vehicle accidents in South australia.
Motor vehicle accident studies thus far have focused primarily on psychiatric consequences and outcomes and medicolegal and treatment aspects, particularly of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study aimed to determine the impact of motor vehicle accident-related psychiatric disorders on health and economic costs in quantitative terms. ⋯ The health and economic costs associated with motor vehicle accidents are enormous. Psychiatric morbidity among victims was high, and motor vehicle accident-related PTSD significantly contributed to increased overall health care and economic costs.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of risperidone for the treatment of aggression, agitation, and psychosis of dementia.
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examined the efficacy and safety of risperidone in the treatment of aggression, agitation, and psychosis in elderly nursing-home patients with dementia. ⋯ Treatment with low-dose (mean = 0.95 mg/day) risperidone resulted in significant improvement in aggression, agitation, and psychosis associated with dementia.