Short-term PsychoEducation for Carers To Reduce Over Medication of people with intellectual disabilities (SPECTROM): study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Psychotropic medications that are primarily licenced for the treatment of psychiatric disorders are used widely (32%-85%) among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) often for the management of problem (challenging) behaviour in the absence of a psychiatric disorder. Care staff play a pivotal role in the prescribing process. Currently, no staff training programme exists to address the issue of overprescribing of psychotropic medication in people with ID, thus highlighting an urgent need for developing a psychoeducational programme (PEP) specifically designed to address this issue. We propose to develop a PEP for care staff using the methodology described in the UK Medical Research Council guide for complex interventions.

Methods and analysis

The development

SUBMITTER: Deb S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245413 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature