How Effective are Interventions to Enhance Adherence to Psychiatric Medications? Practice Implications for Social Workers Working With Adults Diagnosed With Severe Mental Illness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2168245
AutoresLisa Townsend (0000-0003-3301-7848, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
Año2009
Volumen19
Número5
Páginas512-530
Fecha de publicación2009-08-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911350902987987
OpenAlexW2132920955
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas41

This study integrates eight systematic reviews of adherence enhancement interventions to develop practice guidelines for social workers who work with adults who do not adhere to prescribed psychiatric medications. Findings indicate that existing investigations are disparate in their adherence definitions, methodologies employed, and sampling strategies, rendering it difficult to construct overall guidelines for social work practice. However, themes associated consistently with increased adherence are collaboration between clients and providers regarding medication decisions, consistent follow-up care, and a comprehensive network of professionals and caregivers who support clients in their use of medication to facilitate stabilization of mental health symptoms

Mental health · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Social support · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work