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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2026

Medication Reconciliation in Outpatient Psychiatry: An Indicator of Communication With Primary Care? A Quantitative Descriptive Study.

Gwladys Acoulon, Camille Vincent, Sixtine Brenek, Stéphane Duhem, Cédric Bachellez, Maxime Bubrovszky

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Gwladys AcoulonÉtablissement Public de Santé Mentale de L'agglomération Lilloise - EPSMAL, Saint-André-Lez-Lille, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7108-4279
Camille VincentEtablissement Public de Santé Mentale Lille Métropole - EPSMLM, Armentières, France.
Sixtine BrenekFédération Régionale de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts de France - F2RSMpsy, Saint-André-Lez-Lille, France.
Stéphane DuhemFédération Régionale de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts de France - F2RSMpsy, Saint-André-Lez-Lille, France.
Cédric BachellezÉtablissement Public de Santé Mentale de L'agglomération Lilloise - EPSMAL, Saint-André-Lez-Lille, France.
Maxime BubrovszkyÉtablissement Public de Santé Mentale de L'agglomération Lilloise - EPSMAL, Saint-André-Lez-Lille, France.

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Abstract

aimsTo quantify medication discrepancies between an outpatient psychiatric service and general practitioners in northern France, and investigate general practitioner identification in psychiatric records.

designQuantitative, exploratory, retrospective, descriptive, monocentric study.

methodStudy conducted in 2022 on 112 patients, comparing medication lists between the medical and psychological center and general practitioners through medication reconciliation.

resultsAmong the 33 patients (29.5%) with complete data allowing medication reconciliation, 84.8% had at least one discrepancy between medication regimens known to the outpatient psychiatric service versus those known to general practitioners. Discrepancies affected both psychiatric (85.7%) and nonpsychiatric medications (78.6%). 18.8% of the 112 patients did not have an identified general practitioner in the outpatient psychiatric records.

conclusionMedication reconciliation in outpatient psychiatry can improve treatment safety and create an opportunity for communication between care providers. IMPLICATIONS: This study highlights opportunities for advanced practice nurses to improve medication safety and interprofessional communication in outpatient psychiatric care through medication reconciliation, which appears to be a reliable indicator for quantitatively assessing communication while actively creating opportunities for dialogue between outpatient psychiatric care facilities and primary care structures. The implementation of these practices could be supported by the advanced practice nurses recently introduced in France, by raising awareness among healthcare professionals, by contributing to the therapeutic education of patients and by supporting the use of digital health tools. REPORTING

methodCompliance with EQUATOR RECORDS guidelines, extended from STROBE statements. PATIENT OR PUBLIC INPUT: This study did not include patient or public participation in its design, conduct, or reporting.

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Ambulatory CareCommunicationMedication ReconciliationMental DisordersPrimary Health CareAdultAgedFemaleFranceHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsRetrospective Studiesadvanced practice nursingcare coordinationinterprofessional communicationmedication discrepanciesmedication reconciliationmental healthoutpatient psychiatrypatient safetyprimary carepsychiatric nursing

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PMCPMC13460966

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