Webinar with Associate Professor David Menkes. Topics discussed:
- which drug to choose
- how to start the chosen drug
- adverse effects
- monitoring and compliance
- how to withdraw patients from an antipsychotic drug
- special focus on quetiapine:
- metabolic side effects
- potential for abuse
- doses for sleep versus antipsychotic.
Presenter
David Menkes
Psychiatrist
David is an academic psychiatrist with a background in psychology and pharmacology (PhD 1983, Yale), and a continuing interest in the optimal use and toxicology of drug treatments in psychiatry. David is currently working on a programme to monitor and manage the metabolic consequences of antipsychotic treatment.
