title: Non-psychotic uses for anti-psychotics.
abstract: A significant proportion of patients seen by dermatologists have skin disease complicated by a psychiatric condition. These conditions often give rise to social, legal, and ethical concerns which impede the proper treatment of these patients, commonly involving the prescription of anti-psychotics for non-psychotic indications. This paper clarifies the social, legal, and ethical matters which frustrate the treatment and recovery of patients from their complex psycho-dermatologic disease. Specifically, this paper addresses the ethical and legal issues associated with prescribing anti-psychotics for non-psychotic indications. The presented data shows that the internationally prevalent medical practice of prescribing anti-psychotics for non-psychotic indications is not only ethical and legal, but also an essential treatment modality in the field of dermatology.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, Irvine 92612, USA. yangap@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Aparche
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: John Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Koo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001675:Bioethics; D002648:Child; D017277:Drug Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents