Study Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. Citation Text: Stubbs J, Haw C, Taylor D. Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol. 2006;20(4):553-61. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 6, 2006 Stubbs J, Haw C, Taylor D. J Psychopharmacol. 2006;20(4):553-61. View more articles from the same authors. The investigators analyzed medication errors in UK mental health units and found prescribing errors to be the most common, with approximately 4% of mistakes potentially contributing to severe adverse events or death. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Stubbs J, Haw C, Taylor D. Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol. 2006;20(4):553-61. 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