Safe and informed prescribing of psychotropic medication during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jurjen J. Luykx; Sisco M.P. van Veen; Arne Risselada; Paul Naarding; Joeri K. Tijdink; Christiaan H. Vinkers

doi:10.1192/bjp.2020.92

Safe and informed prescribing of psychotropic medication during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jurjen J. Luykx, Sisco M.P. van Veen, Arne Risselada, Paul Naarding, Joeri K. Tijdink, Christiaan H. Vinkers

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Abstract

Treatment with psychotropic medication may sometimes be jeopardised because of the COVID-19 pandemic. One underlying reason is the lack of COVID-19-specific psychopharmacology guidelines. Here, we discuss five considerations arising from our clinical experience and pharmacological background knowledge to enable safe and well-informed psychopharmacotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-474
Number of pages	4
Journal	The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
Volume	217
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.92
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2020

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COVID-19
epidemiology
prescribing
psychiatry
psychopharmacology

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