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How can we improve antidepressant adherence in the management of depression? A targeted review and 10 clinical recommendations
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posted on 2023-09-01, 14:39 authored by Marco Solmi, Alessandro Miola, Giovanni Croatto, Giorgio Pigato, Angela Favaro, Michele Fornaro, Michael Berk, Lee Smith, Joao Quevedo, Michael Maes, Christoph Correll, Andre F. CarvalhoAdherence to antidepressants is crucial for optimal treatment outcomes when treating depressive disorders. However, poor adherence is common among patients prescribed antidepressants. This targeted review summarizes the main factors associated with poor adherence, interventions that promote antidepressant adherence, pharmacological aspects related to antidepressant adherence, and formulates 10 clinical recommendations to optimize antidepressant adherence. Patient-related factors associated with antidepressant non-adherence include younger age, psychiatric and medical comorbidities, cognitive impairment, and substance use disorders. Prescriber behavior-related factors include neglecting medical and family histories, selecting poorly tolerated antidepressants, or complex antidepressant regimens. Multi-disciplinary interventions targeting both patient and prescriber, aimed at improving antidepressant adherence, include psychoeducation and providing the patient with clear behavioral interventions to prevent/minimize poor adherence. Regarding antidepressant choice, agents with individually tailored tolerability profile should be chosen. Ten clinical recommendations include four points focusing on the patient (therapeutic alliance, adequate history taking, measurement of depressive symptoms, and adverse effects improved access to clinical care), three focusing on prescribing practice (psychoeducation, individually tailored antidepressant choice, simplified regimen), two focusing on mental health services (improved access to mental health care, incentivized adherence promotion and monitoring), and one relating to adherence measurement (adherence measurement with scales and/or therapeutic drug monitoring).
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43Issue number
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189-202Publication title
Brazilian Journal of PsychiatryISSN
1809-452XExternal DOI
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Brazilian Psychiatric AssociationFile version
- Accepted version
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- eng
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2020-04-06Legacy creation date
2020-04-06Legacy Faculty/School/Department
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