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What Is Deprescribing? JCP's Deputy Editor In Chief explains.
Dr. Joe Goldberg, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Deputy Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, explains the concept of deprescribing psychotropic medications — what it means, what it doesn't mean, and why psychiatry is reclaiming the term.
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Read articleRecommendations for the Deprescribing of Psychotropic Medications A Consensus Statement From the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology Task Force
The American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology convened a 45-member international task force that undertook a Delphi survey and selective literature review to identify clinical situations favoring psychotropic drug deprescribing. Deprescribing should be considered when benefits are absent or risks outweigh benefits; after assuring adequate adherence and trials; and psychosocial ramifications of medication cessation are considered.
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