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Informed consent for antipsychotic medication.

D Schachter1, I Kleinman, J I Williams

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ont. schacterd@cs.clarke-inst.on.ca

Canadian Family Physician Medecin De Famille Canadien
|July 1, 1999
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Family physicians rarely document informed consent for antipsychotic medications, often citing time constraints and patient anxiety. This low documentation rate for antipsychotic prescribing needs attention.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Practice
  • Patient Safety
  • Informed Consent

Background:

  • Informed consent is crucial for patient autonomy and ethical medical practice.
  • Antipsychotic medications require careful consideration due to potential side effects and long-term implications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess family physicians' documentation of informed consent for antipsychotic medication.
  • To explore physicians' attitudes and practices related to this documentation.

Main Methods:

  • Pilot cross-sectional study involving 30 family physicians from Toronto teaching and non-teaching hospitals.
  • Analysis of patient charts for documentation of consent and disclosure for antipsychotic medication.

Main Results:

Keywords:
Empirical ApproachMental Health TherapiesProfessional Patient Relationship

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  • Only 13% of charts showed documentation of informed consent for antipsychotic medication.
  • Physicians who perceived documentation as time-consuming were less likely to document.
  • Disclosure of potential side effects like tardive dyskinesia was incomplete.

    • Conclusions:

    • Low documentation rates suggest potential lack of awareness of guidelines or time constraints.
    • Physicians perceived signed consent forms as unnecessary for some patients and feared increased anxiety.