title: Psychiatrists' self-reported adherence to evidence-based prescribing practices in the treatment of schizophrenia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study sought to identify relationships between psychiatrists' characteristics and their self-reported adherence to evidence-based recommendations regarding antipsychotic use in the treatment of schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surveys were sent to 1,757 psychiatrists affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration. Respondents (N=696) reported their own adherence to two recommended prescribing practices for using antipsychotics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Several psychiatrists' characteristics were associated with greater adherence, including midcareer status, male sex, a caseload with a larger proportion of patients with schizophrenia, and use of current information from scientific literature or from drug company detailing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study identified several characteristics of psychiatrists that may affect their adherence to evidence-based prescribing practices for patients with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meterko
authors.forename: Marjorie Nealon
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Seibert
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McGlynn
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012650:Self Disclosure; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents