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Paradoxical effects of phenothiazines

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Four patients have been described as showing a most unusual paradoxical reaction to phenothiazines at extremely low doses. The theoretical aspects of the problem have been considered.

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  1. Research Division, Manhattan State Hospital, Ward's Island, 10035, New York, N. Y.

    Mary V. Seeman M.D., Herman C. B. Denber M.D., Ph.D. & Frederick Goldner M.D.

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Seeman, M.V., Denber, H.C.B. & Goldner, F. Paradoxical effects of phenothiazines. Psych Quar 42, 90–103 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01563955

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