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Case Reports
. 1984 Feb;141(2):284-5.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.141.2.284.

Diazepam for catatonia

J P McEvoy, J B Lohr
Case Reports

Diazepam for catatonia

J P McEvoy et al. Am J Psychiatry. 1984 Feb.

Abstract

Intravenous diazepam rapidly relieved catatonic immobility in two schizophrenic patients, and oral diazepam maintained this therapeutic effect. Diazepam may be an immediately available and effective treatment for some patients with life-threatening catatonic disorders.

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