title: Australian case managers' views about the impact of antipsychotic medication on mental health consumers.
abstract: This study examined case managers' views about antipsychotic medications and the impact of side-effects on mental health consumers in a community setting. Nine case managers were purposively sampled and interviewed. Content analysis was used to generate a series of themes. The findings indicated that case managers perceived that a lack of consumer insight was one of the main reasons for wanting to reduce, or altogether cease, antipsychotic medication. However, case managers lacked an adequate level of knowledge about antipsychotic medication side-effects. Without a sufficient level of knowledge, case managers may be unable to fully address consumers' concerns.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Professions, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.affiliation: The Park Centre for Mental Health, University of Queensland, Richlands, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.affiliation: School of Health Professions, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Norman J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Stomski
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D000071959:Case Managers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
keywords: antipsychotic medication; case managers; qualitative; side-effects