Researchers at Monash University and Flinders University have launched a series of microlearning education videos designed to support safer, more appropriate use of psychotropic medications for people ...

A new consensus statement recommends psychotropic medication regimens undergo periodic review to ensure they target relevant symptoms and have a favorable risk-benefit profile. Deprescribing of ...

The widespread use of psychotropic drugs to treat people experiencing mental illness does not always correspond to their effectiveness or real need. Driving this is a complex web of factors including ...

Given the high risk of postpartum psychiatric problems, clinicians need to be prepared to appropriately manage the breast-feeding woman who needs psychotropics. These psychiatric researchers examine ...

The journey of mental health treatment has been a fascinating evolution. For much of modern history, psychotherapy was the primary method for addressing mental health struggles. While therapy offered ...

Recently, I was discussing a new psychotropic agent with a colleague of mine. She told me that she knew another psychiatrist who had a great deal of experience with this compound. "She says that it ...

Consensus Offers Clinicians Structured Guidance on When and How to Reassess, Taper, or Discontinue Psychotropic Medications BRENTWOOD, TN, UNITED STATES, February 25 ...

Agnes Higgins and Cathal Cadogan join us to discuss their work on understanding the experiences of people tapering from psychiatric medication and the role that pharmacists could potentially play when ...