Methodology & updates

Scope

PsychMed focuses on medications commonly used in serious mental illness (SMI), especially antipsychotics and mood stabilizers, plus a small set of adjuncts that often come up in SMI care (for example EPS/TD management and metabolic support).

The full list we publish is intentionally limited so we can keep each page complete and sourced. Browse what’s currently included on the drug catalog.

Sources and citations

We prioritize primary prescribing information and higher-quality evidence, then cite what we use on each drug page.

• DailyMed/FDA labeling for indications, boxed warnings, contraindications, and dosing constraints.
• Major guidelines and consensus statements when they clarify standard-of-care monitoring or sequencing.
• Peer-reviewed trials, meta-analyses, and reviews for nuance (comparative tolerability, edge cases).

For definitions used across profiles, see the glossary.

How pages are generated

Medication pages are built from structured, per-drug content plus shared datasets (evidence, glossary, and updates). We use automated checks to keep pages consistent, complete, and link-safe.

• Every drug page includes core facts (indications, mechanism, pharmacokinetics, monitoring cues).
• Compare views are generated from the same source data to avoid blank or inconsistent fields.
• Pages include “last reviewed” dates so you can see when the content was most recently audited for freshness.

For how we write and what we include, see editorial policy.

Quality controls

We run automated validation to reduce broken links and missing fields across the site.

• Schema validation for structured medication data (prevents malformed pages).
• Internal link checks (drug links, compare presets, hub links).
• Reference coverage requirements per medication (to keep pages properly sourced).
• “Compare completeness” checks so no medication renders empty compare cells.

Update cadence

We update content when labels change, guidelines change, or new higher-quality evidence becomes relevant.

• Label-driven updates: we refresh label links and reconcile key safety and dosing changes.
• Evidence-driven updates: we add or revise citations when guidance changes or new reviews publish.
• Release notes: we track notable refreshes in the updates log.

Corrections

If you believe something is incorrect, email admin@psychmed.org with the page URL, the statement in question, and a supporting source when possible. We prioritize corrections involving dosing, contraindications, interactions, boxed warnings, and safety monitoring.