Maudsley Antipsychotic Medication Review Service Guidelines

This book has been written by the team responsible for the Maudsley Medication Review Clinic, a landmark service innovation that has pioneered evidence-based switching and prescribing techniques. Unlike other publications in the field, this book is replete with valuable advice for day-to-day clinical practice, including case studies, switching algorithms and a comprehensive guide to history-taking and rating scales administration. The book includes precise detail for antipsychotic prescribing practice and provides a systematic evidence-gathering template against which traditional, modern and completely novel therapies can be properly evaluated.