Pharmacist's Role in Mental Health Flashcards
What are some signs and symptoms to most mental illnesses?
- Lack of motivation
- More irritable
- Forgetfulness
- Over/under eating
- Substance misuse
- Anxious
- Nervousness
- Tearfulness
- More negative
What mood disorders would pharmacists commonly deal with at primary health care level?
Depressive disorders and bipolar disorders
What anixety disorders would pharmacists commonly deal with at primary health care level?
- PTSD
- Social Phobia
- Agarophobia
- GAD
- Panic disorder
- OCD
What are the most common mental health disorders
Anxiety-related disorders and then followed by mood disorders such as depression
- More than half of australians experiencing anxiety and depression reamin untreated
What is the issue with mental health medication?
- Consumers expressed dissatisfaction with lack of education about medication
- Consumers need more autonomy and involvement in decision making
- Need for increased disclosure about medication particularly regarding risks and alternative therapies
Who is the first point of contact for people with mental health concerns?
General practitioners
Role of pharmacist in mental health issues
- Dispensing and supply of medicines, ensuring medicine safety and efficacy
- Stages supply of psychotropics
- Medication adherence support, monitoring compliance to prescribed therapy
- Monitoring and managing medicine-related adverse events
- Mental health promotion
- Supply of early detection and intervention
- Triaging and referrals to other health professionals or mental health care team
What is the mental healthcare framework?
- Articulates the expertise of pharmacists and the roles they do and can fulfil as partners in mental health care
- Intended to be used as the basis for exploring future pharmacist roles as partners in mental health care to enhance mental health care service delivery to australian consumers and carers
What to do for medication adherence support?
utilise existing services and tools such as:
- Meds Check
- HMRs/RMRs
> DAA
> Clinical interventions
> Stages supply
> Primary healthcare
> Community services support
> working with others
Communication in mental health
- Engage with mental health consumers and carers in the pharmacy and other clinical settings
- Build trust with regular support
- Correct misconceptions and negative attitudes
- Be conscious of privacy concerns
- Get to know local support networks and health professionals
When is the prevalence of mental illness highest?
In young adults (16-24 years) and declines with age
- people with mental illness suffer greater psychological distress and higher rates of disability than people without
What is stigma a problem of?
- Knowledge –> ignorance
- Attitudes –> prejudice
- Behaviour –> discrimination
