Changing prescribing practice for rapid tranquillization –a quality improvement project based on the Plan-Do-Study-Act method

ConclusionIt was possible to increase the quality of treatment of acute agitation in a large inpatient mental health care setting using a stepwise approach based on iterative PDSA cycles and continuous data feedback. This approach might be valuable in other prescribing practice scenarios with feedback from local stakeholders and opinion leaders.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research