title: Do patients with schizophrenia wish to be involved in decisions about their medical treatment?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Little is known about the desire of patients with schizophrenia to be involved in medical decisions affecting their treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors administered the Autonomy Preference Index to 122 inpatients with schizophrenia. In addition, the patients filled out the Drug Attitude Inventory. Sociodemographic data and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale ratings were available for all patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients expressed a desire for shared decision making that was slightly greater than that of primary care patients. Negative attitudes toward medical treatment and younger age were associated with a higher desire for participation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to meet the participation needs of patients who are dissatisfied with their psychiatric treatment.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Möhlstrasse 26, 81675 München, Germany. j.hamann@lrz.tum.de
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamann
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leucht
authors.forename: Raymonde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kissling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents