Placebo Response in Refractory Tardive Akathisia
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 38 (4), 248-250
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674379303800404
Abstract
A double-blind, crossover drug trial with a patient with treatment-resistant tardive akathisia is described. The finding of a placebo response was unexpected, but emphasizes the value of such an approach in refractory cases.Keywords
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