Why do patients want medication free treatment for psychosis? An explorative study on reasons for applying to medication free programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A focus on patient's and service user's perspectives regarding long-term antipsychotic treatment led to a declaration from the Norwegian Ministry of Health in 2015 to offer treatment without psychotropic medication in mental health as a voluntary option in all four health care regions. In the northernmost region, a 6-bed inpatient ward unit was established, uniquely designed to give people with severe mental illness the possibility to choose such treatment. Only voluntary admissions were accepted. The aim of the present study was to explore the motivation for applying for medication free treatment among patients with several years of treatment history due to psychosis.

Method

We performed nineteen semi-structured, in-depth interviews with persons having at least o

SUBMITTER: Reitan ECK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature