Supplementary prescribing: A new way of working for psychiatrists and nurses

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 136-139

  Harborne, Giles ^a   Jones, Adrian ^b  

^a Wrexham Community Mental Health Team   (United Kingdom)

^b Ffordd Croesnewydd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 42049091069     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.016311     Document Type: Article

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