title: Use of propranolol for provoked and unprovoked episodes of rage.
abstract: The use of propranolol to treat unprovoked rage episodes in brain-damaged patients has recently been reported. The authors report three cases that indicate a role for its use in the treatment of overall aggressiveness in brain-damaged or mentally retarded patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects; D000786:Anger / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011889:Rage / Q000187:drug effects*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D011433:Propranolol