Safe and informed prescribing of psychotropic medication during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Safe and informed prescribing of psychotropic medication during the COVID-19 pandemic
 
Luykx, Jurjen J.; van Veen, Sisco M.P.; Risselada, Arne; Naarding, Paul; Tijdink, Joeri K.; Vinkers, Christiaan H.
(2020) The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, volume 217, issue 3, pp. 471 - 474
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Abstract
Treatment with psychotropic medication may sometimes be jeopardised because of the COVID-19 pandemic. One underlying reason is the lack of COVID-19-specific psychopharmacology guidelines. Here, we discuss five considerations arising from our clinical experience and pharmacological background knowledge to enable safe and well-informed psychopharmacotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Keywords: COVID-19, epidemiology, prescribing, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.92
ISSN: 0007-1250
Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
Note: Publisher Copyright: Copyright © The Authors 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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