Friday, January 6, 2012

APA Responds to Reports on Antipsychotic Prescribing

PsychiatryOnline | Psychiatric News | News Article:

APA cites a need to use practice guidelines when prescribing antipsychotics in nursing homes and foster-care facilities.

New research on alleged overuse of psychotropic medications in both nursing-home and foster-care settings signals a need for better training of nonpsychiatric physicians and increased funding to bolster the mental health workforce, stated APA in recently submitted congressional testimony.

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