The impact of informing psychiatric patients about their medication: A systematic review

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 329-341

  Desplenter, Franciska A M ^a   Simoens, Steven ^a   Laekeman, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adherence; Educational intervention; Knowledge; Medication information; Outcomes; Psychiatric patients; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOSULEPIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROL GROUP; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG INFORMATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 33846681905     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9054-2     Document Type: Review

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