Psychiatrists' self-reported adherence to evidence-based prescribing practices in the treatment of schizophrenia.
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.
Young
Gary J
GJ
Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mohr
David C
DC
Meterko
Mark
M
Seibert
Marjorie Nealon
MN
McGlynn
Geraldine
G
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
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents