Psychotropic medication often given in the absence of multidisciplinary assessments
Dave Atkinson Independent consultant nurse
A study examined five years of case records for 106 people who were prescribed psychotropic medications to manage behaviours of concern in the absence of a diagnosed mental health condition.
Learning Disability Practice.
21, 2, 10-10.
doi: 10.7748/ldp.21.2.10.s9
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