Metoprolol for aggressive behavior in persons with mental retardation
Kastner, T.; Burlingham, K.; Friedman, D.L.
American Family Physician 42(6): 1585-1588
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 2244550 Document Number: 363587
Persons with mental retardation sometimes exhibit behaviors that are difficult to control. Use of neuroleptic medications may be limited by side effects or ineffectiveness. Beta blockers such as propranolol and metoprolol have been shown to decrease aggressive and impulsive behaviors in some patients with mental retardation.