Abstract
The authors conducted a chart review to determine the effect of beta blockers on chronic assaultiveness in seven patients with chronic schizophrenia. Six of the patients showed improvement. Four of the seven showed a greater than 70% decrease in actual assaults.
MeSH terms
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use*
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Adult
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Aggression / drug effects*
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Chronic Disease
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nadolol
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Propanolamines / therapeutic use
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Propranolol / therapeutic use
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Schizophrenia, Paranoid / drug therapy*
Substances
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
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Propanolamines
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Nadolol
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Propranolol