Monitoring the prescribing patterns of psychiatrists is a challenging
and now necessary professional responsibility. The authors describe a peer
review and feedback system in a decentralized CMHC, linked to continuing
education in psychopharmacology, that made staff psychiatrists familiar
with the state of the art and accountable for practice within its
guidelines. Data are presented that confirm shifts from polypharmacy toward
more appropriate use of psychotropic medications.Abstract Teaser