Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Psychotropic Drugs in Inpatient Psychiatry: Local Practice and Improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is an important tool to personalize psychopharmacotherapy, thereby optimizing its effectiveness and tolerability. Despite consensus on medications, indications, and implementation of TDM, reports indicate a substantial gap between theory and practice. To further investigate this gap, the current application of TDM was assessed in the adult inpatient settings of the University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of Bern, Switzerland.

Methods

To assess current practice in TDM, drug level measurements were analyzed in 2022. In parallel, an online survey as well as standardized interviews were conducted with the clinic's physicians. To improve TDM applications, a handout was designed with the core items of the TDM guidelines, rev

SUBMITTER: Pfeifer P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12633479 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature