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Risperidone therapy in the control of behavioural disturbances in patients with learning disability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Dhanapal Natarajan ,
Alberto Jarabo Martin  and
Dorothy Tesh
Dhanapal Natarajan
Affiliation:
St Cadoc's Hospital, Lodge Road, Caerleon, Newport NP6 1XQ, Wales
Dorothy Tesh
Affiliation:
Lea Castle Hospital, Kidderminster, Worstershire, West Midlands DY10 3PP, England
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Abstract

Objective: The objective of this audit to examine the effect of risperidone therapy in controlling some behavioural disturbances in people with learning disability.

Method: Retrospective analysis of various behavioural disturbances before and after beginning risperidone therapy (during the month before risperidone was started in each case, and during September 1994 in all cases).

Results: Risperidone was found to be effective in controlling various behaviour problems in 12 of 17 patients.

Conclusion: Risperidone may selectively influence behaviour problems secondary to possible underlying mental illness but not others. There was also some evidence that it was more effective in an average dose of 6-8mg/day, but was not beneficial in doses smaller or larger than this dose range.

Keywords

RisperidoneLearning disabilityBehavioural disturbances
Type
Audits
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , June 1997 , pp. 69 - 71
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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