Partial agonists and suicide: the role of the mental health nurse, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15, Issue 3, Page 253-259, Apr 2008,
Abstract:
Key messages
• Partial agonist is a novel treatment approach for people with schizophrenia.
• Partial agonists may, theoretically, initially increase the risk of suicide for people with schizophrenia.
• Mental health nurses need to combine a sophisticated pharmacological knowledge of the differential mechanisms of action of atypical antipsychotic medication, in particular partial agonists.
• Mental health nurses need to complete careful risk assessment of these potential risks, in combination with core mental health nurse interventions, to reduce the potential risk of suicide, in addition to guiding the clinical decision making of the multidisciplinary team in the safe use of partial agonists.
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