The Role Of Long-Acting Injectable Psychotropic Medications, Gaining Consumer Acceptance, & Peer Counselors

On December 11, 2012, Jorge R. Petit and Peter Brown presented on the subject of reducing readmissions by using long-acting injectable psychotropic medications and how these medications are gaining acceptance of consumers and peer counselors. One of the goals mentioned was to reduce readmissions to 30 days of people admitted to hospitals for behavioral health issues. The presentation includes information on learning objectives, readmissions, antipsychotic long-acting medications, and an administrative and operational overview.

The webinar discussed the costs of readmission and how programs and therapies have to be put in place to reduce readmissions. Medication adherence is a . . .