Patterns and predictors of off-label prescription of psychiatric drugs.
Off-label prescribing of psychiatric drugs is common, despite lacking strong scientific evidence of efficacy and potentially increasing risk for adverse events. The goal of this study was to characterize prevalence of off-label prescriptions of psychiatric drugs and examine patient and clinician pre...
Main Authors: | Aishwarya Vijay, Jessica E Becker, Joseph S Ross |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6053129?pdf=render |
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