Experience with Thioridazine (“Melleril”) Therapy

Ward rating scales for long-stay patients: a review

Twenty-nine published ward rating scales for long-stay psychiatric patients are reviewed according to a standard set of criteria. Attention is paid to details of the rating setting, the rating procedure, and scale construction and evaluation, and some detailed recommendations are made. Only 4 scales meet a subset of 5 minimal criteria.

A trial of thioridazine in mental deficiency

The majority of subnormal and severely subnormal patients do not present behaviour problems provided planned daily occupation of mind and body is achieved. In a large mental deficiency hospital, however, there is usually a group of grossly disturbed patients whose behaviour is frequently or continually disturbed, and who fail to respond adequately to drug therapy. These patients present a serious nursing problem since they occupy a disproportionate amount of the nurse's time.