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Antipsychotics Reconsidered

November 1, 2024

Harish Kavirajan, MD

Psychiatrist in private practice. Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA.

Dr. Kavirajan has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Harish Kavirajan revisits the use of antipsychotics in depression, weighing small benefits against serious risks, like tardive dyskinesia and metabolic issues.

Clinical Update

Tapering Antipsychotics

November 1, 2023

Charmi Patel Rao, MD, DFAACAP

Charmi Patel Rao, MD, DFAACAP. Director of Psychiatric Services, Positive Development; Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; UCSD, San Diego, CA.

Dr. Patel Rao has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Antipsychotics offer remarkable, even lifesaving treatment for children and adolescents, however, their side effects include metabolic and neurologic problems, including neurotoxicity. This clinical update guides you through a rational process for employing these powerful medications when necessary but also reducing and discontinuing them when possible.

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