Psychotropic medications and informed consent: A review

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-95

  Frank, Bradford ^a,b   Gupta, Sanjay ^a   McGlynn, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black box warning; Informed consent; Malpractice; Off label use; Psychotropic

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATOMOXETINE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLOZAPINE; DROPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NALTREXONE; NEFAZODONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PROMETHAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; SELEGILINE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THIORIDAZINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; APLASTIC ANEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVENING DOSAGE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MOTOR VEHICLE; MYOCARDITIS; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PANCREATITIS; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; RASH; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TERATOGENICITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 45949104262     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401230802017076     Document Type: Review

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