The purpose of this study was to explore issues relating to the implementation of
independent nurse prescribing (IP) in mental health settings. Nurse prescribing in mental …

Objectives: To describe factors associated with initiation of depot antipsychotic medications
in psychiatric outpatients with schizophrenia and recent medication nonadherence …

Depot formulations are not widely used in everyday practice. This study aimed to assess
psychiatrists' attitudes toward the use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Nurse prescribing allows nurses, after
specific training, to prescribe medications under certain conditions. This article describes the …

Accessible summary• Prescribing by nurses and pharmacists (termed 'non‐medical
prescribing') was implemented nationally to provide a quicker service for patients. We …

Accessible summary• Many nurses now prescribe medication under the supervision of a
psychiatrist, however there remains little guidance and dissemination in terms of how this …

This paper explores a single dimension of the nurse practitioner role—whether community
mental health nurse practitioners should have authority to prescribe medications. The paper …

Depot administration of antipsychotics has several advantages over oral administration for
the treatment of chronic schizophrenia. First, when given by a healthcare professional who …

BackgroundA patient-centred approach to care, focusing on recovery, demands a
reconsideration of how choices are made about treatment, how this affects medication …

Recent developments provide mental health nurses with opportunities to improve the care of
mental health service users through new ways of prescribing, supplying and administering …