ObjectiveDespite good clinical evidence, depot antipsychotics are only seldom prescribed to
patients with first episode schizophrenia. The present study aims at investigating …

Aims. This paper reports a study which aimed to explore service users' views and
experiences of the processes associated with the prescription and administration of 'as …

Psychiatric nurses' attitudes towards patient autonomy in depot clinics Aim. The aim of this
qualitative study was to explore how psychiatric nurses experience patient autonomy in …

Psychopharmacology chotics and found similar rates of side effects in the two groups.
Despite evidence of the effectiveness of depot medications, the administration of these …

BackgroundThe community treatment order (CTO) is the legal framework by which people in
the community are compelled to accept treatment. Both antipsychotic long-acting injections …

Practice nurses and the care of patients receiving depot neuroleptic treatment: views on
training, confidence and use of structured assessment The movement of care into the …

Aims and objectives. To outline the development and content of a 'top‐up'
neuropharmacology module for mental health nurse prescribers and consider how much …

A review of studies that compared conventional oral and depot antipsychotic medications
highlighted the following points. Mirror-image studies in which patients served as their own …

Title. Clinical decision‐making for 'as needed'medications in mental health care. Aim. This
paper is a report of a study exploring the medical and nursing decision‐making process …

BACKGROUND: Nonadherence to medication is a major problem for patients with
schizophrenia. To counter this problem, pharmaceutical companies began developing depot …