Patient perceived participation in decision making on their antipsychotic treatment: Evidence of validity and reliability of the COMRADE scale in a sample of schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Shared decision making (SDM) has been described as a collaborative process between patients and physicians [1 –3]. SDM is situated in an intermediary point between a paternalistic model based on the illness, in which the physician carries out all of the decision making based on his clinical experience and the exploratory data, and a patient-focused model of greater autonomy, in which patients actively par ticipate in their own care [4,5].
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research