Treatment Adherence Strategies in Behavioral Health
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Williamsburg Place Lecture Series
The Farley Center and The Pavilion host monthly professional workshops for area providers. These cutting edge presentations feature information on addiction, ethics, dual diagnosis, co-dependency, military and addiction, eating disorders, assessment, and process disorders. Workshops are held on the 4th Friday of each month from 9:00 am -11:00 am on the campus of Williamsburg Place.
OVERVIEW
Adherence to treatment is a pervasive issue across the house of medicine. We can all forget the occasional prescribed tablet, recommended exercise routine, or suggested life change from our medical providers. Particularly in psychiatric illness, poor treatment adherence is known to play a large role in illness relapse which, in turn, leads to greater functional difficulties for our consumers and their loved ones. A variety of factors contribute to difficulties with adherence. The literature provides examples of efforts to understand these factors and to test techniques to improve treatment adherence, reduce symptom and illness severity and thereby improve lives. This session of the WPLS will encompass a discussion of these factors and a sampling of the related research regarding strategies that show promise in helping clinicians and our consumers with this complex and critical issue.
PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES:
Discuss the link between medication adherence and service utilization.
Discuss factors that influence the level of medication adherence in persons with severe mental illness.
Discuss strategies for improving medication adherence in persons with severe mental illness.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Rau joined the medical team of The Pavilion at Williamsburg Place in January 2015, as the psychiatrist for the Acute Unit. He received his PhD in Physiology and attended the Medical School at the University of Kentucky before being selected for a Psychiatric internship at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Virginia. He continued his residency with UVA serving as Chief Resident for Psychiatry. Dr. Rau joined the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Psychiatry as Clinical Assistant Professor and the North Carolina Psychiatric Research Center at Clinical Director. He applied his skills in community mental health as the Director of Medical Education for UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health then served as the Associate Medical Director of UNC Step Community Clinic.
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