Non Drug Intervention: Better Than Antipsychotic Drugs for Aggressive Challenging Behaviour in Intellectual Disability

Non Drug Intervention: Better Than Antipsychotic Drugs for Aggressive Challenging Behaviour in Intellectual Disability

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4 January 2008

Peter Tyrer REFERENCE: Lancet 371:57 January 5, 2008 PETER TYRER, Imperial College, W6 8RP London A randomized study comparing treatment with risperidone, or haloperidol, or placebo to treat patients

Peter Tyrer


Peter Tyrer

REFERENCE: Lancet 371:57 January 5, 2008
PETER TYRER, Imperial College, W6 8RP London
A randomized study comparing treatment with risperidone, or haloperidol, or placebo to treat patients who have intellectual disability presenting with a syndrome commonly labelled as “aggressive challenging behaviour” has shown that the anti-psychotic medicines gave no benefit. Peter Goodwin met up with Professor Peter Tyrer at London’s Imperial College to ask him about the study.

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