Publications by authors named "Andrea Lynn Murphy"

Background: The Bloom Program, a community pharmacy-based mental health and addictions care program, was developed and implemented to optimize pharmacists' care of eligible patients. Characterizing pharmacists' activities in the Bloom Program can facilitate program quality improvement and contribute more broadly to the knowledge base regarding pharmacists' roles and contributions to patient care.

Objectives: To characterize the patient care activities of the pharmacists in the Bloom Program.

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Introduction: Community pharmacists are accessible, knowledgeable, and capable of providing mental health promotion and care in communities. This may not be a role that is recognized by the public, and men in particular. Differences between men and women exist in help seeking practices.

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Background: Men with mental health and addictions problems seek information and help from health service providers and community support less often than women with such problems. Online health resources offer men rapid access to self-care recommendations and resources and anonymity; however, only a few websites are specifically developed for men. Headstrong - Taking Things Head-On was a community pharmacy and online health promotion initiative for men living with mental health and addictions problems.

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Objectives. To explore the lived experience of youth, caregivers, and prescribers with antipsychotic medications. Design.

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