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Partial agonists and schizophrenia: theoretical developments for the development of mental health nursing
Author(s) -
JONES M.,
WHITE J.,
GRAY R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01373.x
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychosocial , partial agonist , psychological intervention , quality of life (healthcare) , mental health , mental health nursing , psychology , nursing interventions classification , psychiatry , nursing , medicine , agonist , receptor
People with schizophrenia have a significant impaired quality of life. The paper discusses how partial agonists could improve the quality of life with people with schizophrenia in comparison with treatment with second generation antipsychotics. The paper provides a framework as to how mental health nurses can utilize the clinical benefits of partial agonists through greater application of psychosocial interventions.