Recommendations for the Deprescribing of Psychotropic Medications

Key Points

• The aim is to outline circumstances for the selective elimination of psychotropic medications and to advocate for empirical trials.
• Consensus approach used by a Task Force to identify suitable conditions for deprescribing.
• Review of clinical scenarios warranting the cessation of certain psychotropic medications.
• Emphasis on the need for systematic assessment of deprescribing protocols.
• Identification of specific clinical indications for deprescribing psychotropic medications.
• Need for empirical trials to determine the safety and efficacy of deprescribing methods.