TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Perception of community pharmacists in Malaysia about mental healthcare and barriers to providing pharmaceutical care services to patients with mental disorders
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Wong, Yin Xuan
A1  - Khan, Tahir Mehmood
A1  - Wong, Zhi Jean
A1  - Ab Rahman, Ab Fatah
A1  - Jacob, Sabrina Anne
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The aim of this study was to assess community pharmacists' (CPs) perceptions toward mental healthcare, and the barriers faced in providing pharmaceutical care (PC) services to these patients. A 40-item survey was posted to CPs. Ninety-six pharmacists participated. The majority (84.2%) agreed there is a role for CPs to play in mental health care, while approximately 60% agreed it is their responsibility to provide PC to these patients. The biggest barrier to providing this service is the lack of knowledge, cited by close to 50% of respondents. This corresponds with the revelation that close to 60% believe that they have a poor or fair understanding of mental disorders. About 30% of respondents said they do not stock psychotropic drugs at all, mainly due to medico-legal reasons, and low prescription requests. Our findings highlight the need for more training of CPs in managing patients with mental disorders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00496-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -