The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 12th ed

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The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry began in 1994 as an effort to guide the prescribing practices of psychiatrists at the Maudsley Hospital in London. The first production for general distribution came in its fifth edition (1999), and now, in its twelfth edition, the Guidelines has, quite intentionally, readied itself for adaptation outside of the United Kingdom. Whether the broader prescribing community will embrace the Guidelines will depend on whether it is ready for the distinctive approach taken by the Guidelines, one that is without the usual heuristics or anecdote found in the psychopharmacology literature.