Mental health

Guidelines (7)

Assessing Fitness to Fly (CAA Guidance)

12 December 2019

Key advice from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on fitness to fly

Current Medical Standards of Fitness to Drive (DVLA Guidance)

31 August 2018

Key advice from DVLA on fitness to drive.

Donepezil, Galantamine, Rivastigmine and Memantine for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (TA217)

25 May 2016

Vortioxetine for Treating Major Depressive Episodes (TA367)

25 November 2015

Aripiprazole for Treating Moderate to Severe Manic Episodes in Adolescents with Bipolar I Disorder (TA292)

24 July 2013

Aripiprazole for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in People Aged 15 to 17 Years (TA213)

15 February 2011

Insomnia: Zaleplon, Zolpidem and Zopiclone (NICE)

18 September 2005

Tables (1)

Table: Antidepressants, a Guide to Switching and Withdrawing

31 December 2019

Instructions for changing or stopping antidepressants.

Drug Sections (12)

Mental health in the News

Beta blocker overdose warning

Beta blocker overdose warning

By Chloe Harman, 13 February 2020

The toxicity of a commonly prescribed beta blocker...

Melatonin 'should not be prescribed on NHS for jet lag'

Melatonin 'should not be prescribed on NHS for jet lag'

By Chloe Harman, 20 January 2020

It is 'inappropriate' to make melatonin available on...

Ketamine-derived nasal spray provides new option for resistant depression

Ketamine-derived nasal spray provides new option for resistant depression

By Chloe Harman, 13 January 2020

Spravato (esketamine) works in a different way to existing...

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Prescribing news and resources for key therapeutic areas, collated by the MIMS editors.

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