Clinical and psychopharmacologic practice patterns of psychiatrists in routine practice

Psychopharmacology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-85

  West, Joyce C ^b   Zarin, Deborah A ^a   Pincus, Harold Alan ^a  

^a AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

medications; practice; psychiatry; psychopharmacology; psychotropics

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZATROPINE; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030937726     PISSN: 00485764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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