Satisfaction with antipsychotics as a medication: the role of therapeutic alliance and patient-perceived participation in decision making in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that involving the patient in treatment decision-making and optimising the treatment to reduce symptoms, especially in younger patients, could increase satisfaction with antipsychotic treatment. Key Points Patient involvement in shared decision-making is relevant for treatment satisfaction. Current evidence suggests that improving the doctor-patient relationship optimises antipsychotics outcomes. Self-perceived participation in decision-making predicts satisfaction with antipsychotic medication. Types of antipsychotics do not determine consistent differences in satisfaction. PMID: 32787650 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract Source Type: research