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- 1Detecting Hidden Medication Nonadherence in Serious Mental Illness▼How to Uncover Covert Medication Nonadherence in Serious Mental Illness
Psychiatric Times has published guidance on identifying covert medication nonadherence in patients with serious mental illness, where patients do not take prescribed medication but do not disclose it. The article highlights how missed treatment can worsen outcomes and discusses strategies clinicians can use to detect and address the problem in practice.
- 2Experts Urge New View of Long-Acting Antipsychotic Injections●Reframing Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics as a Path to Patient Autonomy
Psychiatric Times has published a commentary arguing that long-acting injectable antipsychotics should be reframed not as coercive measures but as tools that support patient autonomy. The piece suggests these formulations can give people with schizophrenia and related conditions more stability and freedom from daily medication burdens. The article invites clinicians to reconsider how they discuss and offer injectable treatment options to patients.
- 3Maryland Health Department fined $4.7 million over delayed psychiatric care▼MD Health Department fined $4.7M so far for delayed psychiatric care
The Maryland Department of Health has been fined a total of $4.7 million to date for delays in providing psychiatric care. The penalties stem from failures to deliver timely mental health treatment, an issue that has drawn scrutiny over the state's capacity to serve patients in need of psychiatric services.
- 4Local Family Shares Struggle Navigating Son's Mental Health Crisis▼A Mother's Fear: How local family navigated son's mental health crisis
An Ohio news outlet is telling the story of a local mother whose son went through a mental health crisis, detailing the family's difficult journey through the care system. The piece highlights the challenges parents face in finding timely treatment and support for children in psychiatric distress, and how one family coped with the fear and uncertainty.