Attitudes of Pharmacists Toward Mental Illness and Providing Pharmaceutical Care to the Mentally III

Cates, Marshall E.; Burton, A.; Woolley, Thomas W.

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“…Another probable explanation could be pharmacists’ perceived attitudes and barriers to providing pharmaceutical care to mental health patients. Pharmacists have positive attitudes toward both mental illness and the providing of pharmaceutical care to mentally ill patients [20,21]; however, lack of adequate education in mental health issues have been reported as an important barrier to the provision of pharmaceutical care [22]. Surveys of the psychiatric pharmacy curriculum in the USA and Europe showed that the psychiatry-related topics are taught as part of a therapeutics-based course and a fewer number of colleges offer internship in psychiatry [23,24].…”

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A Survey of Psychiatrists’ Expectations of Clinical Pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Aqeel

Al-sabhan

Aljumah³

2012

Med Princ Pract

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Objectives: To measure psychiatrists’ experience and their expectations of the role of clinical pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Subjects and Methods: The psychiatrists’ experience and their expectations were collected using a 4-part self-completed questionnaire: (a) demographic information, (b) psychiatrists’ current expectations of the roles of pharmacists, (c) psychiatrists’ actual experience with pharmacists, and (d) psychiatrists’ future expectations of pharmacists’ roles. Each part included a set of statements for which respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement using a 5-point Likert scale. Results: Of the 102 questionnaires delivered to the Department of Psychiatry at 7 hospitals, 77 were returned, representing a response rate of 75%. 59 (77%) psychiatrists expected pharmacists to take personal responsibility for resolving any drug-related problems; 62 (81%) expected them to maintain a complete medication profile, and 58 (75%) expected them to educate patients about the safety and appropriate use of their medication. From their current experience with pharmacists, respondents indicated that pharmacists routinely counsel patients (33, 43%), inform them about the most cost-effective alternative (37, 48%), and discuss with them the therapeutic value of the drugs (37, 48%). 49 (63%) of respondents agreed that in the future, pharmacists should routinely adjust the drug therapy for patients under protocol approved by the physician, and 51 (66%) felt that pharmacists should share legal responsibility for clinical outcomes. Conclusion: Psychiatrists in Riyadh had great expectations of clinical pharmacists to take personal responsibility for resolving drug-related problems they discovered and to assist in designing drug therapy treatment plans. The psychiatrists’ current experience with pharmacists did not, in some cases, meet their expectations.

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A Survey of Psychiatrists’ Expectations of Clinical Pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Aqeel

Al-sabhan

Aljumah³

2012

Med Princ Pract

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“…The items on professional service delivery were derived from previous studies on pharmacist attitudes towards mental illness. 12,24 The 16 items relating to stigmatizing beliefs in severe depression and schizophrenia were based on surveys of medical students, physicians, and the public. 25,26 The beliefs included ''have themselves to blame,'' ''unpredictable,'' ''will never recover,'' ''difficult to talk to,'' ''not improve after treatment,'' ''danger to others,'' ''pull themselves together,'' and ''have different feelings.''…”

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Consumer-led Mental Health Education for Pharmacy Students

O’Reilly

Bell

Chen

2010

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To evaluate a consumer-led teaching intervention to reduce pharmacy students' stigma towards depression and schizophrenia, and improve attitudes toward providing pharmaceutical care for consumers with mental illness. Design. Third-year bachelor of pharmacy degree students were given a series of mental health lectures, undertook supervised weekly placements in the community pharmacy setting, and attended a tutorial led by trained mental health consumer educators. Assessment. A previously validated 26-item survey instrument was administered at baseline, 6 weeks postintervention, and 12 months postintervention, and 3 focus groups were conducted. Survey instruments were completed by 225 students at baseline, 230 students postintervention, and 228 students at 12 months. Students' stigma decreased (p , 0.05) and their attitudes toward the provision of pharmaceutical services to consumers with a mental illness showed significant improvements (p , 0.05). These improvements were maintained at the 12-month follow-up. Four themes emerged from the focus groups: knowledge and experience of mental illness, mental health stigma, impacts on attitudes and self-reported behavior, and the role of the pharmacist in mental healthcare. Conclusions. Consumer-led education for pharmacy students may provide a sustainable reduction in stigma and improve attitudes towards providing pharmaceutical services to consumers with a mental illness.

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“…It has been widely evidenced that stigma is not limited to the lay public but also extends to health professionals [5][6][7]; the very people mental health consumers rely on for care. While the literature has largely focused on addressing the mental health stigma held by professionals such as psychiatrists, general medical practitioners and nurses, some studies have identified pharmacists and pharmacy students as important targets for mental health stigma reduction interventions [8][9][10][11]. Medications are a major modality of treatment for most mental illnesses and professional pharmacist services such as counselling and medication reviews can increase adherence to medication and resolve psychotropic medication related problems [12][13][14][15].…”

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Evaluating the impact of direct and indirect contact on the mental health stigma of pharmacy students

Nguyen

Chen

O’Reilly

2011

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Attitudes of Pharmacists Toward Mental Illness and Providing Pharmaceutical Care to the Mentally III

Abstract: Pharmacists expressed generally positive attitudes toward both mental illness and the providing of pharmaceutical care to mentally ill patients.

Cited by 66 publications

References 10 publications

A Survey of Psychiatrists’ Expectations of Clinical Pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A Survey of Psychiatrists’ Expectations of Clinical Pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Consumer-led Mental Health Education for Pharmacy Students

Evaluating the impact of direct and indirect contact on the mental health stigma of pharmacy students

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