THE USUAL ORAL DOSE FOR SEVERE ANXIETY, AGITATION, AGGRESSION, OR IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOUR IS 15 TO 30 MG DAILY GIVEN IN 2 DIVIDED DOSES, THE LARGER AMOUNT IN THE EVENING. IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SEVERE PSYCHOSES INITIAL DOSES OF 75 MG DAILY MAY BE GIVEN IN DIVIDED DOSES, INCREASED IF NECESSARY, AT WEEKLY INTERVALS BY INCREMENTS OF 25 MG, TO A MAXIMUM OF 300 MG DAILY