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How to Stop a Psychiatric Med

November 1, 2024
Mark Horowitz, MBBS, PhD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Research and Development Department, Goodmayes Hospital, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK; Visiting Lecturer in Psychopharmcology, King’s College London. Co-author of The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines (Wiley-Blackwell; 2024).

Dr. Horowitz is cofounder and consultant for Outro Health. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship.

Dr. Horowitz explains the principle, practicalities, and science of tapering psychiatric medications. 

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How to Stop a Psychiatric Med
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