When all else fails: supervised treatment in outpatient for schizophrenia (STOPS)
| Autor: | Huey Jing Renee Tan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Family support media_common.quotation_subject Medication adherence Medication Adherence Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Outpatients medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry media_common Alternative methods Patient Care Team Patient care team business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson 030227 psychiatry Home visits Schizophrenia Female Schizophrenic Psychology business Schizophrenia spectrum Antipsychotic Agents |
| Popis: | This was about a case of a patient requiring admission to psychiatry ward twice a year for relapse schizophrenia due to medication non-compliance. Medication adherence was previously monitored by her husband. However, following the death of her husband, she stopped treatment. The lack of insight and poor family support further contributed to her relapse. She presented with positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia during her relapse, neglecting her hygiene and oral intake. She was also found to have anaemia as a result of poor diet when she was in relapse. Community psychiatry services had attempted to ensure compliance with postdischarge plan but failed as patient was not present every home visits. Supervised treatment in outpatient for schizophrenia (STOPS) provided an alternative method to ensure compliance in this patient. Patient has remained in remission for 1 year since the use of STOPS. |
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