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Medication guidelines

Guidelines and resources for clinicians and clients to understand how to safely use behavioral health medications.

Department of Public Health

Documents

Antidepressants

Safer prescribing of antidepressant medication guideline

Guidance for providers, clients and the interested general public to increase the effectiveness and safety of antidepressant use.

Published

Antipsychotics

Safer Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medications Guideline

Antipsychotic prescribing guidance for providers, clients and the interested general public to increase the effectiveness and safety of the use of these medications.

Published
Atypical antipsychotic metabolic side effects patient handout

Handout for patients listing potential metabolic side effects of antipsychotic medication.

Published
Anticholinergics patient flier - English

Flier in English describing Anticholinergics, memory problems, and involuntary movements.

Anticholinergics patient flier in: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

Mood stabilizers

Safer prescribing of mood stabilizer medications guideline

Guidance for providers, clients, and the interested general public to increase the effectiveness and safety of mood stabilizer use

Published

Sedative-hypnotics

Sedative-hypnotic medication guidelines

Stimulants and non-stimulants

Safer prescribing of stimulant and non-stimulant medication guideline

Stimulant and non-stimulant medication prescribing guidance for providers, clients and the interested general public to increase the effectiveness and safety of the use of these medications.

Published

Substance use disorder medications

Substance use disorders medication prescribing resources

Child, youth, and family medications

Safer Use of psychotropic medications in children and adolescents guideline

Psychotropic medication prescribing guidance and resources for providers, clients, their parents, guardians, and the interested general public to increase the safety of psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents.

Worksheet medication assent - very young child

Health choices worksheet and medication assent for treatment if very young children in behavioral health.

Published
Worksheet medication assent - school aged child

Health choices worksheet and medication assent for treatment if school aged children in behavioral health.

Published
Worksheet medication assent - adolescent

Health choices worksheet and medication assent for treatment if adolescents in behavioral health.

Published

Other

BHS Adult Blood Pressure Monitoring Guidelines

Guidelines on monitoring blood pressure of adults in the behavioral health setting.

Published

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