Adverse effects: 1. Sedation · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
Benzodiazepines may leads to lower tranquillisation or asleep: sedation ‐ medium term ‐ lorazepam vs… compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Tranquillisation or asleep: sedation ‐ medium term ‐ midazolam vs haloperidol + promethazineNumber of participants sedated · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
Benzodiazepines may leads to higher tranquillisation or asleep: sedation ‐ medium term ‐ midazolam vs… compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Global state: no improvement ‐ medium termAs defined in each study · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
Benzodiazepines may leads to higher global state: no improvement ‐ medium termAs defined in each study compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Global impression ‐ need for additional medication ‐ medium term Number of participants requiring additional medication · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
Benzodiazepines showed no clear difference in global state: need for additional medication ‐ medium termNumber of… compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects/events ‐ extrapyramidal symptoms ‐ medium term Number of instances of extrapyramidal symptoms · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
1 finding from 1 review
Satisfaction with treatment: from the perspective of consumer, family and informal carers or professionals/carers at any point during the acute management stage · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
1 finding from 1 review
Cost‐effectiveness · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
1 finding from 1 review
Tranquillisation or asleep: sedation ‐ medium termNumber of participants sedated · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
It is very uncertain whether benzodiazepines plus antipsychotics changes tranquillisation or asleep: sedation ‐ medium termNumber of… compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Global state: no improvement ‐ medium termAs defined in each study · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
It is very uncertain whether benzodiazepines plus antipsychotics changes global state: no improvement ‐ medium termAs defined in each study compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Global impression ‐ need for additional medication ‐ medium term Number of participants requiring additional medication · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects/events ‐ extrapyramidal symptoms ‐ medium term Number of instances of extrapyramidal symptoms · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
It is very uncertain whether benzodiazepines plus antipsychotics changes adverse effects/events: extrapyramidal symptoms ‐ medium termNumber… compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Satisfaction with treatment: from the perspective of consumer, family and informal carers or professionals/carers at any point during the acute management stage · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
1 finding from 1 review
Cost‐effectiveness · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
1 finding from 1 review