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The Effect of Sulthiame on Disturbed Behaviour in Mentally Subnormal Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. H. Al-Kaisi  and
R. J. McGuire
A. H. Al-Kaisi
Affiliation:
Aramco Hospital, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
R. J. McGuire
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF
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This paper describes a double-blind drug trial to assess the effect of sulthiame on the behaviour of very disturbed mentally handicapped patients. Behaviour problems (especially hyperkinesis) are among the main causes of admission when parents or guardians cannot cope at home; and in hospital such patients constitute the main problems of management and reduce the time available for other patients. Moreover the present recognized treatments seem to have little effect on such behaviour if given within a dosage that avoids side-effects.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 124 , Issue 578 , January 1974 , pp. 45 - 49
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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