Psychiatria pre prax 2/2006

ADVERSE EVENTS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY

There is a strong potential for therapeutic action in psychotropic medication except main indication. The term side-effects doesn´t overlap with adverse events. Side-effects can have an advantage for special subpopulation of patiens. We clarify this terms and describe the common type of side-effects in therapeutical practise.

Keywords: adverse events, side-effects, indications, antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics.