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The Application of Automated Techniques in Assessing Psychotropic-Drug-Induced Side Effects

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.4.562

In response to the need for standardization of methodology in assessing the side effects of psychotropic drugs, the authors describe a rating scale, structured for computer optical reading, to measure changes in physical and laboratory data. They feel that the method described, used on patients who are on low drug dosages, will provide predictors of possible abnormalities later when higher dosages are used.

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