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Samuel W. Perry III, MD; Margaret M. Gilmore, MD

JAMA. 1981;245(7):755-757.

Abstract
A disruptive patient or visitor can be managed by a four-person team under the direction of a single leader. When the disruptive person is subdued and transported to a separate room for evaluation, a brief examination is recommended before medication. If medication is found necessary, haloperidol is the drug of choice. A patient can be treated without consent if a court has determined that the patient is incompetent to make such a decision.

(JAMA 1981;245:755-757)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Psychiatry, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Psychiatry, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10021 (Dr Perry).

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