Psychopharmacology and clinical practice.
Options for pharmacotherapy are varied and at times idiosyncratic. Although clear treatment strategies exist for some patients, others are left with only partial relief and substantial side effects. Newer agents have been accompanied by a great deal of interest and hope but fail to be the panacea or "cure." As sensitive caregivers with an eclectic framework, grounded in a variety of different theoretical approaches, we can be hopeful about the advantages and promise of what medications hold, yet help balance reality and potential pitfalls.
McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts.
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D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents