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ReviewDiving and hyperbaric medicine2023

Diving with psychotropic medication: review of the literature and clinical considerations.

Abraham L Querido, Chiel F Ebbelaar, Thijs T Wingelaar

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Review in Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 66% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Psychosis and diving.Diving and hyperbaric medicine · 2025
    Review
  3. Observational
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abraham L QueridoPraktijk Querido, Hilversum, the Netherlands.
Chiel F EbbelaarPharmC, consultancy for clinical psychopharmacology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Thijs T WingelaarDutch Society of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Royal Navy · GBUtrecht University · NLHPO Center (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review discusses the safety concerns associated with diving while using psychotropic medication and the limited literature available on the topic. Despite the risks, some divers continue to dive while taking these medications, and their reasons for doing so are unclear. The exact mechanisms of action of these drugs in hyperbaric environments are poorly understood. While current standards and advice for fitness-to-dive assessments are based on limited evidence and expert opinion, developing evidence-based strategies could improve patient care and optimise diving safety. This review appraises relevant literature in diving medicine and provides clinical perspectives for diving physicians conducting fitness-to-dive assessments on patients using psychotropic medication.

Indexed as

DivingExerciseHumansFitness-to-diveMedicationsMental healthPharmacologyPsychiatryScuba

Identifiers

PMID37718301
PMCPMC10735636
OpenAlexW4386817611

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