Placebo Response in Refractory Tardive Akathisia

1 May 1993

journal article
research article
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.

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