ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
New roles for pharmacists in community mental health care: a narrative review.
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- Clinical pharmacist-led interventions and their impact on outcomes in patients with bipolar I disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical, economic and humanistic outcomes of medication therapy management services: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- What are the barriers and facilitators to seeking help for mental health in NHS doctors: a systematic review and qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Shared Decision-Making Interventions for Service Users With Serious Mental Illnesses: State of the Science and Future Directions.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2021Pooled it
- Pharmacy-based management for depression in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of medication reviews in identifying and reducing medication-related problems among people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2019Pooled it
- The clinical impact of pharmacist services on mental health collaborative teams: A systematic review.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAPooled it
- Importance of providing pharmaceutical care for patients using psychotropic medicines in community pharmacy.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Scale development and an educational program to reduce the stigma of schizophrenia among community pharmacists: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2021Trial
- [Impact of pharmaceutical intervention in preventing relapses in depression in Primary Care].Atencion primaria · 2016Trial
- The Critical Role of Pharmacists in Addressing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: A Pediatric Pharmacy Association Position Paper.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2026Article
- Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Among Community Pharmacists in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Lived experiences of shared decision-making in young adults prescribed antipsychotics: a qualitative interview study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Article
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- How can community pharmacists support people living with eating disorders? identifying evidence gaps and practice opportunities in Australia.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Good Practices and Challenges in the Collaboration of Pharmacists with General Practitioners-A Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Acceptability of shared medication coordination in social psychiatric residence consultations: a qualitative interview study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- A qualitative study of community pharmacists in New Zealand: mental health literacy and the barriers and facilitators to providing and receiving mental healthcare in community pharmacies.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- Effect of work schedule flexibility as a moderator in the relationship between job stress and wellbeing in pharmacy practice.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring current approaches towards patient prioritisation for clinical pharmacy services in UK mental health inpatient care.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Medicines are a major treatment modality for many mental illnesses, and with the growing burden of mental disorders worldwide pharmacists are ideally positioned to play a greater role in supporting people with a mental illness. This narrative review aims to describe the evidence for pharmacist-delivered services in mental health care and address the barriers and facilitators to increasing the uptake of pharmacist services as part of the broader mental health care team. This narrative review is divided into three main sections: (1) the role of the pharmacist in mental health care in multidisciplinary teams and in supporting early detection of mental illness; (2) the pharmacists' role in supporting quality use of medicines in medication review, strategies to improve medication adherence and antipsychotic polypharmacy, and shared decision making; and (3) barriers and facilitators to the implementation of mental health pharmacy services with a focus on organizational culture and mental health stigma. In the first section, the review presents new roles for pharmacists within multidisciplinary teams, such as in case conferencing or collaborative drug therapy management; and new roles that would benefit from increased pharmacist involvement, such as the early detection of mental health conditions, development of care plans and follow up of people with mental health problems. The second section describes the impact of medication review services and other pharmacist-led interventions designed to reduce inappropriate use of psychotropic medicines and improve medication adherence. Other new potential roles discussed include the management of antipsychotic polypharmacy and involvement in patient-centered care. Finally, barriers related to pharmacists' attitudes, stigma and skills in the care of patients with mental health problems and barriers affecting pharmacist-physician collaboration are described, along with strategies to reduce mental health stigma.
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