Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines

The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines (also known by the abbreviation MPG) is a referenced prescribing guideline for psychotropic drugs.

History of publication

Originally the MPG was produced for local readership in Bethlem Royal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital in London.[1] The 5th edition was the first to be published commercially in 1999 by Martin Dunitz.[1] The 6th (2001) and 7th (2003) were also published by Martin Dunitz.[2][3] In 2004, Martin Dunitz were subsumed into Taylor and Francis Group and the 8th edition was published under this imprint in 2005.[4] Taylor and Francis then became part of Informa Healthcare who published the 9th edition in 2007 and the 10th edition in 2009.[5][6] The MPG is revised every two years or so and the 11th edition was published in 2011 by Wiley Blackwell.[7] The current 12th edition was published on 17 April 2015 and is available in paperback and as an e-book.[8] It is edited and written by Professor David Taylor (Maudsley Hospital, UK), Carol Paton (Oxleas Mental Health Trust, UK) and Professor Shitij Kapur (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, UK). Numerous translations have been published. Its guidance is based on primary research, NICE guidance and Cochrane reviews.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Toone B The Bethlem and Maudsley NHS Trust Prescribing Guidelines 1999, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 68, London, 2000, p. 125
  2. ↑ Leonard B. "The Maudsley 2001 Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines (sixth edition) Book Review", Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental , London, 2001. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Szabadi E. "The Maudsley 2003 Prescribing Guidelines, 7th edition Book Review", British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , London, 2004. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Feetam C. "The Maudsley 2005-2006 Prescribing Guidelines (8th edn) Book Review", Psychiatric Bulletin, London, 2006. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Jacobs GE, Cohen AF. "The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Prescribing Guidelines, 9th Edition Book Review", British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, London, 2008. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Taylor D, Paon C, Kapur S. "The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Tenth Edition", Informa Healthcare, London, 2009. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Taylor D, Paton C, Kapur S. "The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 11th Edition", Wiley Blackwell, London, 2012. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Taylor D, Paton C, Kapur S. "The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 12th Edition", Wiley Blackwell, London, 2015. Retrieved on 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Reuters. "The Research and Markets: The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 11th Edition", Reuters, United States, 27 June 2012. Retrieved on 23 January 2014.

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