Mental health

Guidelines (6)

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

19 December 2016

Instructions for changing or stopping antidepressants.

Drug Sections (12)

Mental health in the News

Mirtazapine no more effective than placebo as an additive antidepressant

Mirtazapine no more effective than placebo as an additive antidepressant

By Yejin Yang, 14 November 2018

Mirtazapine is unlikely to provide any clinical benefit...

Gabapentin and pregabalin to be subject to tighter controls

Gabapentin and pregabalin to be subject to tighter controls

By Lisa Lytle, 17 October 2018

From April 2019 gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified...

Antidepressant withdrawal 'much greater problem than guidelines suggest'

Antidepressant withdrawal 'much greater problem than guidelines suggest'

By Chloe Harman, 3 October 2018

The incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant...

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

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