When is it inappropriate to prescribe psychotropic medication?

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 45-50

  Besag, Frank M C ^a,b  

^a Twinwoods Health Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Twinwoods Health Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural disturbance; Classification; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ABSENCE; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC AURA; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 0036121241     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.043s2045.x     Document Type: Review

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