title: Individual differences and evidence-based psychopharmacology.
abstract: Individual differences in response to pharmacologic treatment limits the usefulness of mean data obtained from randomized controlled trials. These individual differences exist even in genetically uniform inbred mouse strains. While stratification can be of value in large studies, the individual patient history is the most effective currently available guide for personalized medicine in psychopharmacology.
authors.affiliation: Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel. belmaker@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Rh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belmaker
authors.forename: Yuly
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bersudsky
authors.forename: Galila
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000379:methods*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs