Health professional’s perception about antidepressants medication
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https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2013v4n1p2Keywords:
treatment refusal, depression, occupational health, qualitative investigationAbstract
The aim of the present study is to understand the health professional’s perception about the phenomenon of nonadherence the antidepressant medication when they are themselves patients. The participants were health professionals of a tertiary hospital in the city of São Paulo who were treated in the Ocupational Medicine Service and demonstrated nonadherence to antidepressant medication. A Qualitative clinical method was used and the collection of data was conducted through semi directed interviews. The results indicate that the participants perceived the medication as causing side effect, they expressed fear to a potential dependence to the psychoactive medication and were also afraid of being control over their mind. It s concluded that previous beliefs about their emotional problems and the use of antidepressant medication influenced the nonadherence the treatment, despite of their experience as health professionals.References
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DiMatteo, M. R., Lepper, H. S., & Croghan, T. W. (2000). Depression is a risk factor for noncompliance with medical treatment: Meta-analysis of the effects of anxiety and depression on patient adherence. Arch Intern Med, 160(14), 2101-2107.
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Kehl, M. R. (2009). O tempo e o cão: A atualidade das depressões. São Paulo: Boitempo.
Manber, R., Chambers, A. S., Hitt, S. K., McGauhney, C., Delgado, P., & Allen, J. J. B. (2003). Patients' perception of their depressive illness. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 37, 335-343. Disponível em http://128.196.99.80/JJBAReprints/Manber_et_al_J_Psych_Res_2003.pdf
Middleton, N., Gunnel, D., Whitley, E., Dorling, D., & Frankel, S. (2001). Secular trends in antidepressant prescribing in the UK, 1975-1998. J Public Health Med, 23(4), pp.262-267.
Nogueira-Martins, L. A. (2003). Saúde mental dos profissionais de saúde. Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho, 1(1), 56-68.
Nutt, D. J. (2010). Rationale for, barriers to, and appropriate medication for the long-term treatment of depression. J Clin Psychiatry,71(Suppl E1:e02).
Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS). (2012). Depression. Acessado em outubro 2012. http://www.emro.who.int/health-topics/depression/
Oeler-Canet S., Lacasta-Tintorer, D., Rodriguez, J.C., Flamarich_Zampato, D., & Front-Canal, T. (2011). Do depression patients comply with treatments prescribed? A cross-sectional study of adherence to the antidepressant treatment. Acta Esp Psiquiatr, 39(5), 288-93.
Pampallona, S., Bollini, P., Tibaldi, G., Kupelnick, B., & Munizza, C. (2004). Combined pharmacotherapy and psychological treatment for depression: A systematic review. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 61(7), 714-719.
Sirriyeh, R., Lawton,R., Gardner, P., Armitage,G. (2010). Coping with medical error: A systematic review of papers to assess the effects of involvement in medical errors on healthcare professionals psychological well-being. Qual Saf Health Care, 19(Suppl e:43), doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.035253.
Turato, E. R. (2010). Tratado da Metodologia da pesquisa clínica-qualitativa: Construção tórica-epistemológica, discussão comparada e aplicação nas áreas da saúde e humanas. 4ª edição. Petrópolis, RJ:Vozes.
Wade, A. G., Häring, J. A. (2010). A review of the costs associated with depression and treatment noncompliance: The potential benefits of online support. Intern Clin Psychopharmacol, 25(5), 288-96.
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Sharovsky, L. L., Gonçalves, S. C. S., Vieira, P. R., Camargo, N., Soares, L., & Romano, B. W. (2013). Health professional’s perception about antidepressants medication. Estudos Interdisciplinares Em Psicologia, 4(1), 2–14. https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2013v4n1p2
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