Effect of treatment setting on social workers' knowledge of psychotropic drugs.
Because the use of psychotropic drugs is a part of treatment in a variety of settings, social workers may find it helpful, if not necessary, to be knowledgeable about such medication. The study reported here explored social workers' knowledge of and attitudes toward psychotropics and concluded that treatment setting had an observable impact on both variables.
D001290:Attitude; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000193:education
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs