Nichole Goodsmith, MD, PhD
Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California; VA Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Los Angeles, California; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Commentary
Beyond the Boxed Warning: A Call for Regulation of Psychiatry’s Most Teratogenic Drug
October 6, 2025
The authors assert that while valproate remains invaluable for certain severe conditions, the high risk of teratogenicity means stringent safeguards are needed to regulate its use by individuals capable...
