Article Title

Special Article: One Resident's Perspective on a Different Style of Psychopharmacological Practice

Authors

Michael Amiel, M.D., North Florida Evaluation / Treatment Center, Gainsville Florida
Docteur J.P. Blayac, Hospital St. Charles, Montpellier Cedex, France

Abstract

This article provides a comparison of psychopharmacological practices in the U.S. and France. The prescription as well as proscription of various classes of psychotropic drugs are considered. Even though the general guidelines of psychopharmacological practice remain the same, the details vary considerably and are determined especially by commercial factors.

INTRODUCTION

Though a comparison of current clinical psychopharmacological practices in France and the U.S. is an unaddressed topic, these contrasts may be quite striking to an American-trained psychiatrist. The following observations are based on my two month inpatient experience as a fourth-year psychiatric resident at a public psychiatric institution located in Montpellier, France (1987). This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Blayac who is one of the regional center directors for the French equivalent of the FDA.

Recommended Citation

Amiel, M.D., Michael and Blayac, Docteur J.P. (1990) "Special Article: One Resident's Perspective on a Different Style of Psychopharmacological Practice," Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/JJP.008.1.001
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol8/iss1/4