Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pharmacy, Al-Amal Psychiatric Hospital, P.O. Box 33626, Riyadh, 11458, Saudi Arabia. khalafaljumaah@yahoo.com
  • 2 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. alamalpharmacy@yahoo.com
BMC Psychiatry, 2015;15:219.
PMID: 26376830 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0605-8

Abstract

Adherence to antidepressant treatment is essential for the effective management of patients with major depressive disorder. Adherence to medication is a dynamic decision-making process, and pharmacists play an important role in improving adherence to antidepressant treatment in different settings within the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to assess whether pharmacist interventions based on shared decision making improved adherence and patient-related outcomes.

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