Maximizing Treatment Success for Patients with SMI: Promoting Adherence and Treatment Engagement-Presentation Slides

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This document appears to be a summary or transcript of a webinar on maximizing treatment success for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) by promoting adherence and treatment engagement. The webinar was part of an initiative by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The document includes information on continuing education credit for physicians and nurses, as well as the presenters and their disclosures.<br /><br />The document covers the scope and prevalence of non-adherence to treatment in patients with SMI, citing statistics and measures of adherence. It discusses the causes of non-adherence, such as medication regimen complexity, access to services, expense, adverse/side effects, and personal beliefs. The consequences of non-adherence are also mentioned, including relapse, hospitalizations, poor quality of life, and disrupted social and family relationships.<br /><br />Strategies to improve medication adherence are outlined, including behavioral interventions, pharmacy strategies, oral medication strategies, psycho-education, managing adverse drug reactions, and technological assistance. The document also emphasizes the importance of engagement in care through supportive psychotherapy, therapeutic alliances, shared decision making, and family involvement.<br /><br />The document concludes with information on how to request a consultation and claim credit for the webinar, as well as details on an upcoming webinar on digital approaches to geriatric psychiatry. The references cited in the document include studies on medication adherence and the theory of planned behavior.

Keywords

serious mental illness treatment success

adherence and treatment engagement

American Psychiatric Association

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

non-adherence statistics and measures

causes of non-adherence

consequences of non-adherence

medication adherence strategies

engagement in care

digital approaches to geriatric psychiatry