No psychiatry without psychopharmacology
Harrison PJ., Baldwin DS., Barnes TRE., Burns T., Ebmeier KP., Ferrier IN., Nutt DJ.
SummaryThe use of psychotropic medication is an important part of most psychiatrists' clinical practice. We propose here that psychiatry needs to give more prominence to psychopharmacology in order to ensure that psychiatric drugs are used effectively and safely. The issue has several ramifications, including the future of psychiatry as a medical discipline.