Use of Behavioral Economics to Improve Medication Adherence in Severe Mental Illness.

Use of Behavioral Economics to Improve Medication Adherence in Severe Mental Illness. Psychiatr Serv. 2019 Jun 19;:appips201900116 Authors: Guinart D, Kane JM Abstract Medication nonadherence is associated with multiple negative outcomes. Financial reinforcement based on behavioral economic principles has been proposed as a potential strategy to enhance medication adherence in severe mental illness, and some studies show that small incentives significantly increase adherence to long-acting injectable treatment. After the intervention is stopped, however, adherence appears to decline. Because of the limited number of studies published so far, results should be interpreted with caution. When implementing this strategy, measures must be taken to address ethical concerns. Larger, naturalistic studies focusing on the effects of financial incentives for different treatment formulations are needed to further evaluate this adherence-enhancing strategy. PMID: 31215352 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Psychiatric Services - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatr Serv Source Type: research