Global Journal of Medical Research, A: Neurology & Nervous System, Volume 23 Issue 3

© 2023. Michael Raymond Binder, M.D.. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. A Precision Medicine Approach to the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders By Michael Raymond Binder, M.D. Abstract- Due to a lack of clarity about the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, short and long-term treatment outcomes continue to be very inconsistent, and the prescribing of multiple medications that can have unpredictable, conflicting, and sometimes paradoxical effects continues to be more the rule than the exception in modern psychiatric practice. Dosing is also an issue, as standard doses of psychotropic drugs are often too high, thus causing some patients to incur unnecessary side effects, which in turn can lead to poor compliance or even discontinuation of treatment. Worse yet, these negative outcomes can cause disappointed patients to dissuade other would-be patients from seeking treatment. Recognizing these concerns and the fact that most persons with mental illness never seek treatment to begin with, the need for greater precision and fewer side effects in the prescribing of psychotropic drugs cannot be overstated. Keywords: neuronal hyperexcitability, psychotropic drugs, antidepressants, antipsychotics, psychostimulants, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, neuroregulators, mental health, medication side effects, mental health crisis, preventive medicine. GJMR-A Classification: UDC: 159.9 APrecisionMedicineApproachtotheTreatmentofPsychiatricDisorders Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Global Journal of Medical Research: A Neurology & Nervous System Volume 23 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888