Maria Rubio?Valera|Timothy Chen|Claire L. O’Reilly
New Roles for Pharmacists in Community Mental Health Care: A Narrative Review
Sant Joan de Déu Research Foundation|Universitat de Barcelona|University of Sydney|University of Sydney
medicines major treatment modality many mental illnesses growing burden mental disorders worldwide pharmacists ideally positioned play greater role supporting people mental illness narrative review aims describe evidence pharmacistdelivered services mental health care address barriers facilitators increasing uptake pharmacist services part broader mental health care team narrative review divided three main sections 1 role pharmacist mental health care multidisciplinary teams supporting early detection mental illness 2 pharmacists role supporting quality use medicines medication review strategies improve medication adherence antipsychotic polypharmacy shared decision making 3 barriers facilitators implementation mental health pharmacy services focus organizational culture mental health stigma first section review presents new roles pharmacists within multidisciplinary teams case conferencing collaborative drug therapy management new roles would benefit increased pharmacist involvement early detection mental health conditions development care plans follow people mental health problems second section describes impact medication review services pharmacistled interventions designed reduce inappropriate use psychotropic medicines improve medication adherence new potential roles discussed include management antipsychotic polypharmacy involvement patientcentered care finally barriers related pharmacists attitudes stigma skills care patients mental health problems barriers affecting pharmacistphysician collaboration described along strategies reduce mental health stigma