| Autor: |
Alshammari MK; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Fahad Medical City Hospital, Riyadh 12211, Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi NM; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Rafha 73213, Saudi Arabia., Al Suroor SN; Department of Pharmacy, Maternity and Children Hospital Dammam, Dammam 63400, Saudi Arabia., Al Saed RS; Department of Pharmacy, Maternity and Children Hospital Dammam, Dammam 63400, Saudi Arabia., Al-Hamoud AA; Department of Pharmacy, Maternity and Children Hospital Dammam, Dammam 63400, Saudi Arabia., Alluwaif MA; Department of Pharmacy, Maternity and Children Hospital Dammam, Dammam 63400, Saudi Arabia., Alamry MA; Department of Pharmacy, Khamis Mushait General Hospital, Khamis Mushait 62441, Saudi Arabia., Alshehri NM; Department of Pharmacy, Khamis Mushait General Hospital, Khamis Mushait 62441, Saudi Arabia., Alfaidi BE; Department of Pharmacy, Umluj General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Northern Region, Umluj City 48312, Saudi Arabia., Alzahrani RA; Department of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, South Zone, Abha 62541, Saudi Arabia., Almutiri BB; Alrazi Medical Company, Buraydah City 51941, Saudi Arabia., Alosaimi YS; Department of Pharmacy, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Riyadh 14926, Saudi Arabia., Alosman AS; Department of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, South Zone, Abha 62541, Saudi Arabia., Alharbi AA; Department of Pharmacy, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia., Alenezi AM; Department of Pharmacy, Northern Uorder University, Rafha 91911, Saudi Arabia. |
| Abstrakt: |
The symptoms of psychiatric infirmities have variability, and selected drug regimens for mental illness are comparatively complex and individualized; therefore, pharmacy services vary with respect to patients, diseases, healthcare settings, community structures, and countries. Clinical pharmacy services for mental health (MH) are continuously being upgraded. A structured search of the literature was performed in the Cochrane, PubMed (Medline), PsycINFO, Google scholar, Scopus, Science Direct, and Springer Links databases. The title and abstract of each retrieved article were evaluated for relevance. To remove uncertainty and ambiguity, the full-text articles were retrieved and examined for relevance. The articles were further assessed on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Narrative synthesis was performed, creating new categories and relevant subcategories and further subsections. The articles and the results were assessed for quality and bias. Pharmacists have a range of expertise in psychiatric care. The services can be classified as conventional, extended, and advanced pharmacy services. Conventional services include the quality use of medicines in healthcare settings and medication support services in communities that ensure medication adherence. Pharmacists perform extended roles in collaborative medication therapy management, multidisciplinary community mental health teams, collaborative care, patient education, home medication review, hospital-to-home transit, and screening services. In the USA, the role of pharmacists was advanced by prescribing as collaborative and interim prescribers. Australia launched an accredited program for psychiatric first-aid pharmacists. Pharmacists can provide mental care to rural populations using health technology. The role of pharmacists in MH is appreciated either independently or as a team member. Patients and healthcare providers rank the services of pharmacists in MH highly. Still, there is a margin for improvement in the training of pharmacists. Pharmacists cannot provide sufficient time to their patients. Public awareness about the role of pharmacists in MH needs more attention. Moreover, the training of psychiatric pharmacists should be standardized around the world. |
