Study on covert administration of medications practices among persons with severe mental illness: A cross-sectional study.

Prakyath Ravindranath Hegde Guru S Gowda Bhavika VajawatVinay BasavarajuSydney MoirangthemChannaveeraachari Naveen KumarSuresh Bada Math

Published in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2021)

CoAdM was given to one in three persons with SMI at some point in their lives. Male gender, absent insight and poor adherence were predictive of CoAdM in the last 1 year. Caregiver perceived improvements in self-care, work, interpersonal, family functioning, problem behaviors, and dependency after CoAdM. Policies need to be evolved to serve all stakeholders while keeping these practices in mind.

Keyphrases

mental illness
mental health
primary care
healthcare
physical activity
public health
depressive symptoms
social support
early onset
adipose tissue
insulin resistance