[Pitfalls in psychopharmacological drug use]

Psychiatric drug therapy is based on diagnoses and controlled examinations Psychiatric illnesses or disorders are, however, heterogenous conditions in their nature and treatment response. It is not possible to know beforehand whether a drug is beneficial or actually harmful for an individual patient. In practice, the use of psychopharmacological drugs is actually experimental, and success will require critical monitoring of the response, flexibility and good pharmacotherapeutic rapport. The pitfall in the use of all psychopharmacological drugs is cessation of effective treatment and, on the other hand, unnecessary medication that sometimes involves even dangerous adverse effects.