32: Delbert Robinson on Barriers to Use of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics

Delbert G. Robinson, M.D., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss barriers to the use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medication.

• Dr. Robinson's path to this particular area of research [1:43]
• How have people traditionally viewed LAIs? [3:32]
• A different approach to LAIs [4:13]
• The trend to use qualitative methods to understand perspectives of different stakeholders [7:28]
• Scope of the study [8:13]
• What the barriers are to more uptake of the use of LAIs [14:18]
• Barriers stemming from the individual level (interactions between a clinician and a patient) and the systems level (clinics not having appropriate infrastructure) [19:48]
• What is the next step in this line of research? [22:20]

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