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Tapering antipsychotic medication: practical considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2021

Mark A. Horowitz Open the ORCID record for Mark A. Horowitz [Opens in a new window] ,
Joanna Moncrieff Open the ORCID record for Joanna Moncrieff [Opens in a new window] ,
Lieuwe de Haan Open the ORCID record for Lieuwe de Haan [Opens in a new window] ,
Jan P.A.M. Bogers ,
Shiral S. Gangadin ,
Martijn Kikkert Open the ORCID record for Martijn Kikkert [Opens in a new window] ,
Wim Veling Open the ORCID record for Wim Veling [Opens in a new window]  and
Iris E. C. Sommer Open the ORCID record for Iris E. C. Sommer [Opens in a new window]
Mark A. Horowitz*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK Goodmayes Hospital, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Joanna Moncrieff
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK Goodmayes Hospital, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Lieuwe de Haan
Affiliation:
Amsterdam UMC, location AMC/Arkin, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan P.A.M. Bogers
Affiliation:
Mental Health Organisation Rivierduinen, High Care Clinics, Leiden, The Netherlands
Shiral S. Gangadin
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Martijn Kikkert
Affiliation:
Research Department, Arkin, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wim Veling
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Iris E. C. Sommer
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Department of Psychiatry, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Author for correspondence: Mark A. Horowitz, E-mail: mark_horo@hotmail.com; m.horowitz@ucl.ac.uk
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , January 2022 , pp. 32 - 35
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