Monday, November 04, 2002

Experts Debate Key Controversies in Prescribing Antipsychotics
A two part special report from the Mount Sinai Conference in the The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update at Medscape - "This report summarizes the proceedings of The Mount Sinai Conference -- a gathering of investigators who had done the background research for and developed the various clinical guidelines mentioned above. It was hoped that the group would reach a consensus about whether the evidence base concerning antipsychotic prescribing for the treatment of schizophrenia was clear enough to support establishing a particular clinical practice as a treatment standard. The conference focused on treatment issues that arise frequently in routine practice where there is practitioner disagreement, as indicated by broad variations in prescribing practice." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].