Open AccessPharmacists’ roles in mental healthcare: Past, present and future
Author(s) -
Sarira El-Den,
Jack C. Collins,
Timothy Chen,
Claire O’Reilly
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1886-3655
pISSN - 1885-642X
DOI - 10.18549/pharmpract.2021.3.2545
Subject(s) - mental healthcare , mental health , remuneration , medicine , multidisciplinary approach , health care , mental illness , nursing , psychiatry , business , political science , finance , law
Mental illnesses cause significant disease burden globally, with medicines being a major modality of treatment for most mental illnesses. Pharmacists are accessible and trusted healthcare professionals who have an important role in supporting people living with mental illness. This commentary discusses the role of pharmacists in mental healthcare, as part of multidisciplinary teams, the current evidence to support these roles, and the training, remuneration and policy changes needed to recognize these roles and embed pharmacists as core members of the mental healthcare team.