Legal aspects of psychopharmacology.
Pharmacologic treatments useful in managing violent patients are reviewed. General principles of treatment and techniques for intervening in emergency situations are discussed first, followed by more specific recommendations for treating individuals with personality disorders, thought disorders, organic disorders, affective disorders and psychosexual disorders. The authors emphasize that medication alone almost never provides adequate treatment for such individuals and must be used in conjunction with other therapeutic modalities such as family, group, and individual psychotherapies.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000592:standards; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs