High‐dose antipsychotic prescriptions at a forensic psychiatric hospital: is there a need for implementation of a monitoring form?

Abstract

The use of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of forensic psychiatric patients constitutes an important part of the day‐to‐day practice of mental health professionals working in this important psychiatric sub‐speciality. It involves not just the prescription of specific drugs, but also the regular monitoring of their effects and possible side effects. Such monitoring involves the collaboration of professionals working in very different fields such as medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and pharmacy.

Citation

Acosta‐Armas, A., Cooper, M., Jacob, C. and Churchward, S. (2004), "High‐dose antipsychotic prescriptions at a forensic psychiatric hospital: is there a need for implementation of a monitoring form?", The British Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200400015