A Prescription For Pharmacist Intervention
Despite the well-known prevalence of mental health conditions, they are woefully undertreated. Consider this: About one in five Americans has a behavioral condition, but fewer than half—only 41%—receive treatment of any kind. Among those with a serious mental illness (SMI), only 37% have care.
One barrier to treatment is stigma, and another is access to individuals trained to intercede during a mental health crisis.
Looking at surveys finding that a large segment of the public trusts their community pharmacist, the authors of …
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