Psychopharmacohazardology: major hazards of the new generation of psychotherapeutic drugs.
Balancing the benefits and risks of prescribing psychotherapeutic drugs requires knowledge of the baseline risks of genetics, lifestyle and morbidity of untreated illness. Superimposed upon these risks are some rare but potentially dangerous, uncomfortable or irreversible hazards of the antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants and tranquillizers. Knowledge of these hazards facilitates monitoring and prompt intervention at the earliest sign of problems.
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. mzetinmd@pacbell.net
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D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents