Sodium valproate in psychiatric practice: time for a change in perception.

SummarySodium valproate and related preparations have recently undergone regulatory review following concern about effects on the unborn child and doctors' failure to communicate risk. The issues are wider. Valproate is overused in psychiatry based on the false perception that 'ease' of use equates...

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Published in:British Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 215; no. 3; pp. 516 - 519
Main Author: Owens, David Cunningham
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Sep2019
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