@article{c41f31c1ffd94e13a454723f6fe4e3f6,
title = "Attitudes of patients and family members towards implantable psychiatric medication",
abstract = "Introduction: Medication is a necessary part of treatment for severe psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and nonadherence to prescribed medication is one of the most important public health issues in psychiatry today. The devastating consequences of nonadherence have motivated the development of novel therapeutic strategies, including a new long-term implantable medication delivery system. Methods: The current study assesses attitudes towards implantable medication in psychiatric patients and their family members. Patients included in the study had diagnoses of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mood or Anxiety related disorders. Results: 49.62% of patients and 74.47% of family members endorse support for implantable medication. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that implants may be an acceptable alternative to oral and injectable medication for a subset of psychiatric patients and their families.",
keywords = "Adherence, Attitude, Drug implant, Family, Medication, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia",
author = "Dankert, {Mary E.} and Brensinger, {Colleen M.} and Metzger, {Kayla L.} and Chunbo Li and Koleva, {Svetlinka G.} and Andrea Mes{\'e}n and B{\'e}atrice Laprade and Tjhin Wiguna and Changsu Han and Saeed Farooq and Severus, {W. Emanuel} and Gayares, {Jocelyn G.} and Langosch, {Jens M.} and Xavier Lallart and Masaru Tateno and Adriana Mihai and Nair, {Sudha R.N.} and Robert Belmaker and Janusz Rybakowski and Bj{\"o}rn Owe-Larsson and Kane, {John M.} and Johnstone, {Eve C.} and MacIntyre, {Donald J.} and Sameer Malhotra and Ana Gonz{\'a}lez-Pinto and Fernando Mosquera and Babb, {Suzann M.} and pour, {Ehsan Habib} and Fatemi, {Seyedeh Sedigheh} and Charles Swanson and Caleb Adler and Allan Young and Fumiko Hoeft and Kandiah Sivakumar and Radoeva, {Petya D.} and Lallart, {Elise A.} and Bilker, {Warren B.} and Siegel, {Steven J.}",
note = "Funding Information: As principal investigator and corresponding author, Dr. Steven J. Siegel had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. Intellectual property related to implantable delivery systems developed at the University of Pennsylvania is owned by the University. Steven J. Siegel is a consultant to NuPathe Inc., and received research funding from NuPathe to develop delivery systems for Parkinson's Disease. No other authors have disclosures relevant to the content of this manuscript. Funding Information: Funding for this study was provided by the Stanley Medical Research Institute Grant RCG 01-314. The Stanley Medical Research Institute had no further role in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication. ",
year = "2008",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.schres.2008.05.008",
language = "English",
volume = "105",
pages = "279--286",
journal = "Schizophrenia Research",
issn = "0920-9964",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "1-3",
}