The neuroleptic threshold as a marker of minimum effective neuroleptic dose
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McEvoy, JP
Published in: Comprehensive Psychiatry
1986
The neuroleptic threshold hypothesis states that the first appearance of slight increases in muscle tone during the initiation of neuroleptic treatment heralds the achievement of neuroleptic levels in the brain which are biologically significant and capable of provoking the poorly understood changes leading to therapeutic response. The hypothesis has not been adequately tested. If shown to be true, it represents a potential basis for rational prescribing of neuroleptic drugs. It is, at least, an empirical, testable question for the field of psychopharmacology to finally resolve. © 1986.
Duke Scholars
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Comprehensive Psychiatry
ISSN
0010-440X
Publication Date
1986
Volume
27
Issue
4
Start / End Page
327 / 335
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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McEvoy, J. P. (1986). The neuroleptic threshold as a marker of minimum effective neuroleptic dose. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 27(4), 327–335.
McEvoy, J. P. “The neuroleptic threshold as a marker of minimum effective neuroleptic dose.” Comprehensive Psychiatry 27, no. 4 (1986): 327–35.
McEvoy JP. The neuroleptic threshold as a marker of minimum effective neuroleptic dose. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 1986;27(4):327–35.
McEvoy, J. P. “The neuroleptic threshold as a marker of minimum effective neuroleptic dose.” Comprehensive Psychiatry, vol. 27, no. 4, 1986, pp. 327–35.
McEvoy JP. The neuroleptic threshold as a marker of minimum effective neuroleptic dose. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 1986;27(4):327–335.
Published In
Comprehensive Psychiatry
ISSN
0010-440X
Publication Date
1986
Volume
27
Issue
4
Start / End Page
327 / 335
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- 1103 Clinical Sciences