title: Pharmacological treatment and adherence one week prior to acute psychiatric admissions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe use of and adherence to psychotropic medication 1 week prior to acute admission to a psychiatric inpatient department.
  
  
  METHODS
  All acute inpatient admissions to a department serving a catchment area were included.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Of the 227 admissions, 158 were prescribed psychotropic medication and 129 of the 158 had taken at least 75% of the prescribed dose. Among 59 patients with affective disorders, 23 were not prescribed medication prior to admission and two refused medication, while the rest were adherent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high adherence to medication 1 week prior to admission might be related to increased experience of serious symptoms. Lack of opportunity to receive pharmacological treatment is a major problem.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry, St. Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: John Chr
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fløvig
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morken
authors.forename: Ismail Cüneyt
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Güzey
authors.forename: Arne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Vaaler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs