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Monitoring the physical health of psychiatric patients on psychotropic drugs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Faouzi Alam
Affiliation:
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, MRI, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, email: docftalam@aol.com
Raghupathy Paranthaman
Affiliation:
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Patrick Mbaya
Affiliation:
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
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Royal College of Psychiatrists (2006) Consensus Statement on High-Dose Antipsychotic Medication (Council Report CR138). London: Royal College of Psychiatrists.Google Scholar
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