Continue adjust or stop antipsychotic medication: developing and user testing an encounter decision aid for people with first-episode and long-term psychosis

摘要

BackgroundPeople with psychosis struggle with decisions about their use of antipsychotics. They often want to reduce the dose or stop, while facing uncertainty regarding the effects these decisions will have on their treatment and recovery. They may also fear raising this issue with clinicians. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a shared decision making (SDM) tool to support patients and clinicians in making decisions about antipsychotics.