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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 279-286 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Schizophrenia Research |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 Oct 1 |
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Keywords
- Adherence
- Attitude
- Drug implant
- Family
- Medication
- Psychiatry
- Schizophrenia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry
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Attitudes of patients and family members towards implantable psychiatric medication. / Dankert, Mary E.; Brensinger, Colleen M.; Metzger, Kayla L.; Li, Chunbo; Koleva, Svetlinka G.; Mesén, Andrea; Laprade, Béatrice; Wiguna, Tjhin; Han, Changsu; Farooq, Saeed; Severus, W. Emanuel; Gayares, Jocelyn G.; Langosch, Jens M.; Lallart, Xavier; Tateno, Masaru; Mihai, Adriana; Nair, Sudha R.N.; Belmaker, Robert; Rybakowski, Janusz; Owe-Larsson, Björn; Kane, John M.; Johnstone, Eve C.; MacIntyre, Donald J.; Malhotra, Sameer; González-Pinto, Ana; Mosquera, Fernando; Babb, Suzann M.; pour, Ehsan Habib; Fatemi, Seyedeh Sedigheh; Swanson, Charles; Adler, Caleb; Young, Allan; Hoeft, Fumiko; Sivakumar, Kandiah; Radoeva, Petya D.; Lallart, Elise A.; Bilker, Warren B.; Siegel, Steven J.
In: Schizophrenia Research, Vol. 105, No. 1-3, 01.10.2008, p. 279-286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Attitudes of patients and family members towards implantable psychiatric medication
AU - Dankert, Mary E.
AU - Brensinger, Colleen M.
AU - Metzger, Kayla L.
AU - Li, Chunbo
AU - Koleva, Svetlinka G.
AU - Mesén, Andrea
AU - Laprade, Béatrice
AU - Wiguna, Tjhin
AU - Han, Changsu
AU - Farooq, Saeed
AU - Severus, W. Emanuel
AU - Gayares, Jocelyn G.
AU - Langosch, Jens M.
AU - Lallart, Xavier
AU - Tateno, Masaru
AU - Mihai, Adriana
AU - Nair, Sudha R.N.
AU - Belmaker, Robert
AU - Rybakowski, Janusz
AU - Owe-Larsson, Björn
AU - Kane, John M.
AU - Johnstone, Eve C.
AU - MacIntyre, Donald J.
AU - Malhotra, Sameer
AU - González-Pinto, Ana
AU - Mosquera, Fernando
AU - Babb, Suzann M.
AU - pour, Ehsan Habib
AU - Fatemi, Seyedeh Sedigheh
AU - Swanson, Charles
AU - Adler, Caleb
AU - Young, Allan
AU - Hoeft, Fumiko
AU - Sivakumar, Kandiah
AU - Radoeva, Petya D.
AU - Lallart, Elise A.
AU - Bilker, Warren B.
AU - Siegel, Steven J.
PY - 2008/10/1
Y1 - 2008/10/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adherence
KW - Attitude
KW - Drug implant
KW - Family
KW - Medication
KW - Psychiatry
KW - Schizophrenia
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JO - Schizophrenia Research
JF - Schizophrenia Research
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