On the path to recovery: patients' experiences of treatment with long-acting injections of antipsychotic medication.

The aim of the present study was to explore how patients experience living with long-acting depot antipsychotics given by injection. An interpretive perspective and a qualitative content analysis guided the research process and data analysis. Findings indicate that the participants understood dependency on depot treatment, as a 'safety-net' protecting from relapses and re-hospitalizations.

First-episode non-affective psychosis in a total urban population: a 5-year follow-up.

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate incidence rates, treatment, and outcome of a total in- and outpatient population of 71 patients (of 18-45 years of age) treated for a first-episode psychosis (DSM-IV) in three catchment areas in Stockholm.

Methods: The study is based on the investigation of records and databases and on information by staff members and patients.

Results: The incidence rate was 34.

Psychiatric nurses' attitudes towards patient autonomy in depot clinics.

Aim: The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how psychiatric nurses experience patient autonomy in relation to their professional role in depot clinics.

Background: The administration of depot neuroleptics at outpatient clinics is a common task for psychiatric nurses in many countries. The procedure is characterized by brief contacts often allowing little opportunity for adequate monitoring of the treatment and a dialog between nurses and patients.

The morality of treating patients with depot neuroleptics: the experience of community psychiatric nurses.

The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding of the meaning that community psychiatric nurses impart to their everyday interactions with patients in depot neuroleptic treatment situations. Nine experienced community psychiatric nurses were interviewed using semistructured, open-ended questions. Data analysis was by the phenomenological descriptive method according to Giorgi.