The right way to stop psychiatric medication (RCPsych Congress 2019)

Author(s):
Dr Raj Persaud interviews Professor David Taylor

Duration:
30 minutes

Credits:
0.5

Published:
July 2019

Type:
CPD podcast

CPD domain:
Clinical

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Here Raj Persaud talks to Professor David Taylor after his keynote talk at the 2019 RCPsych Congress about the right and wrong ways to discontinue psychiatric medication. He explains why antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs should not be stopped abruptly, and outlines the methods that can be used to effectively taper down these drugs with a view to eventual discontinuation.

 

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