Psychoactive drugs. Uses, misuses, and abuses.
The source of knowledge about the use of psychoactive drugs is often biased--being the representative or literature of the pharmaceutical company. Psychotropic drugs and their appropriate usage are discussed, and the basic ingredients of good prescribing habits are examined by focusing on the nonchemical factors that can help determine outcome.
D000367:Age Factors; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010919:Placebos; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D010919:Placebos; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs