1. Introduction: History of pharmacovigilance in psychiatry.- 2. Adverse drug reactions: definition and pathogenesis.- 3. Methodologies for pharmacovigilance monitoring of psychotropic drugs.- 4. The role of prescription event monitoring in pharmacovigilance of psychotropic drugs.- 5. The role of healthcare databases in pharmacovigilance of psychotropic drugs.- 6. Monitoring of plasma concentrations of psychotropic drugs in pharmacovigilance.- 7. The role of pharmacogenetics in pharmacovigilance of psychotropic drugs.- 8. Safety and tolerability of antidepressants.- 9. Safety and tolerability of antipsychotics.- 10. Safety and tolerability of anxiolytics/sedative hypnotics.- 11. Safety and tolerability of mood stabilizers.- 12. Safety and tolerability of medications for ADHD.- 13. Safety of psychotropic drugs in children and adolescents.- 14. Safety of psychotropic drugs in the elderly(Safety of psychotropic drugs in the elderly.- 15. Safety of psychotropic drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding.