Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines

542 Pages·2009·2.41 MB·English

The Maudsley

Prescribing
guidelines

The souTh london and Maudsley nhs FoundaTion TrusT
oxleas nhs FoundaTion TrusT

10th edition

david Taylor
carol Paton
shitij Kapur

The Maudsley Prescribing guidelines
10th edition

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Reviews of previous editions:

‘This new edition ... may very well contribute to safer, more rational and more responsible
current psychopharmacotherapy if applied correctly... It is intended as a reference guide
but may also contribute to the consolidation of previously attained knowledge of clinical
psychopharmacology. As a prescription guide it can be useful combined with existing (but
not only NICE) guidelines, in both pharmacological treatment of major mental disorders
and in consultation-liaison psychiatry.’ British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

‘...provides exactly “what it says on the tin”...I would regard this book as mandatory
for any pharmacist directly involved in the care of patients with a psychiatric diagnosis,
be they primary or secondary care-based.’ The Pharmaceutical Journal

‘An excellent book and a “must” for practising psychiatrists ...not only will the rational
prescribing of psychotropic drugs drastically improve but, more importantly, the patient
will certainly benefit.’ Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental

‘Compared with other similar books, this is the best that I have seen for its size this side
of the Atlantic Ocean.’ Journal of Psychopharmacology

‘What began as a description of the prescribing practice in a particular trust has now
become an essential reference for anyone with the responsibility for prescribing or
monitoring psychotropics and anticonvulsants … This is a unique volume of immense
value for guiding the trainee and the more experienced in the rational, safe and effective
use of psychotropic medication for those with mental illness.’ Psychiatric Bulletin

About the authors

david Taylor is Chief Pharmacist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and
Professor of Psychopharmacology at King’s College London. The lead author of all editions of the
Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines, Professor Taylor is the author of several other texts and over
a hundred and fifty journal articles.

carol Paton is Chief Pharmacist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in south-east London, Joint Head
of the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health and a Research Fellow at Imperial College London.
She has published many research and review papers, and has contributed as author and editor
to several textbooks.

shitij Kapur is Vice Dean and Professor of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, and Head
of the Section on Schizophrenia, Imaging and Therapeutics at the Institute of Psychiatry, London.
A member of the editorial boards of Schizophrenia Research, Schizophrenia Bulletin, and BMC
Psychiatry, he is also a founding member of the Schizophrenia International Research Society.

THE SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY
NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES
10th Edition

The Maudsley

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
&
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

PRESCRIBING
GUIDELINES

10th Edition

David Taylor
Carol Paton
Shitij Kapur

© Taylor, Paton, Kapur 2009

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