Factors Associated with Medication Adherence to Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics: Results from the STAR Network Depot Study.

Introduction: Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics are prescribed to people with severe psychiatric disorders who show poor adherence to oral medication. The present paper examined factors potentially associated with medication adherence to LAI treatment.

Methods: The STAR (Servizi Territoriali Associati per la Ricerca) Network Depot Study was a multicenter, observational, prospective study that enrolled 461 subjects initiating a LAI from 32 Italian centers.

Do adolescents and young adults accessing the Emergency Room with substance use receive poor therapeutic indications at discharge? An observational retrospective study.

Purpose: Emergency rooms (ERs) are usually the first point of contact with mental health services for adolescents with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). However, only a minority of them receives proper treatment and follow-up indications, increasing the risk of relapses and poor prognosis. In this perspective, we sought to characterize and compare socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of adolescents with vs without SUDs accessing the ER, assessing potential differences in terms of discharge instructions.