Case of aripiprazole long-acting-related akathisia successfully managed with carvedilol: A case report

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2021 Mar;75(3):114-115. doi: 10.1111/pcn.13189. Epub 2021 Jan 14.

Authors

Domenico De Berardis¹, Michele Fornaro², Antonio Ventriglio³, Mauro Pettorruso⁴, Federica Vellante⁴, Cosimo Napoletano⁵, Massimo Di Giannantonio⁴

Affiliations

¹ NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service for Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital "G. Mazzini", Teramo, Italy.
² Department of Psychiatry, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Psychiatry, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
⁴ Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, University "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti, Chieti, Italy.
⁵ Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Hospital "G. Mazzini", Teramo, Italy.

PMID: 33331019
DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13189

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antipsychotic Agents* / adverse effects
Aripiprazole / therapeutic use
Carvedilol / therapeutic use
Humans
Psychomotor Agitation
Schizophrenia* / drug therapy

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents
Carvedilol
Aripiprazole