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New drugs in psychiatry
1Department of Psychiatry, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|April 18, 2000
Summary
New psychotropic medications are increasingly used for various psychiatric conditions. This review covers their indications, dosing, and management in emergency settings, focusing on newer agents.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry and Pharmacology
- Emergency Medicine
Background:
- The increasing prevalence of new psychotropic agents and non-psychiatric medications in psychiatric treatment.
- Widespread use of newer-generation antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers in diverse psychopathology.
- Complex polypharmaceutical regimens are common for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current information on psychiatric medications introduced in the last 5-10 years.
- To focus on indications, dosing, and comparisons with older medications.
- To address the management of overdoses, toxicity, and the medical/psychiatric effects of these newer drugs in emergency department patients.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of recent psychotropic medications.
- Analysis of indications, dosing, and comparative efficacy.
- Examination of overdose and toxicity management strategies.
- Assessment of medical and psychiatric effects in emergency settings.
Main Results:
- Newer psychotropic agents have expanded treatment options across psychopathology domains.
- Emergency departments encounter patients on complex regimens involving newer medications.
- Understanding of newer drug effects and toxicity management is crucial for emergency care.
Conclusions:
- Review provides essential information on recent psychotropic medications for emergency care.
- Highlights the need for updated knowledge on indications, dosing, and adverse effects.
- Emphasizes the importance of managing novel psychotropic drug toxicity in emergency departments.