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The 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.
Author(s): Harrison PJ, Baldwin DS, Barnes TRE, Burns T, Ebmeier KP, Ferrier IN, Nutt DJ
Publication type: Editorial
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Psychiatry
Year: 2011
Volume: 199
Issue: 4
Pages: 263-265
Print publication date: 01/10/2011
ISSN (print): 0007-1250
ISSN (electronic): 1472-1465
Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.094334
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.094334