Attitudes toward antipsychotic medication: the impact of clinical variables and relationships with health professionals

JC Day, RP Bentall, C Roberts, F Randall… - Archives of general …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Context Nonadherence to antipsychotic medication is a major cause of psychotic relapse
and is strongly influenced by attitudes toward treatment. Although patient variables such as …

Risk profiles for non‐adherence to antipsychotic medications

TV McCann, G Boardman, E Clark… - Journal of Psychiatric and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Poor adherence to medications is common in individuals with schizophrenia, and can lead
to relapse and re‐hospitalization. This paper presents the findings of an Australian study of …

Schizophrenia: attitudes of patients and professional carers towards the illness and antipsychotic medication

MA Rettenbacher, T Burns, G Kemmler… - …, 2004 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Non-compliance with antipsychotic medication is known to be one of the major
reasons for relapse in patients with schizophrenia. Carers might be able to reduce …

Attitudes of schizophrenia outpatients toward psychiatric medications: relationship to clinical variables and insight

O Freudenreich, C Cather, AE Evins… - Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Attitude toward medications is important for medication adherence. A patient's
drug attitude probably reflects a weighing of benefits against experienced or anticipated side …

Adherence to conventional and atypical antipsychotics after hospital discharge

E Diaz, E Neuse, MC Sullivan, HR Pearsall… - Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - psychiatrist.com
Background: This prospective study measured adherence to conventional and atypical
antipsychotics after hospital discharge in patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and …

Symptom severity and attitudes toward medication: impacts on adherence in outpatients with schizophrenia

J Yang, YH Ko, JW Paik, MS Lee, C Han, SH Joe… - Schizophrenia …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to compare electronic monitoring with other
measures of adherence to antipsychotic medication in outpatients with schizophrenia. The …

Attitude towards antipsychotics among out‐patients with schizophrenia in Nigeria

AO Adewuya, BA Ola, SK Mosaku… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The study aim to assess the attitude of patients with schizophrenia attending out‐
patient clinics in Nigeria towards antipsychotic medication and examine the factors …

Attitudes toward antipsychotics among outpatient clinic attendees with schizophrenia

A Hofer, G Kemmler, U Eder, M Honeder… - Journal of Clinical …, 2002 - psychiatrist.com
Background: A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with schizophrenia who
regularly attended an outpatient clinic to examine the impact of psychopathology, side …

Factors associated with medication non-adherence in patients suffering from schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study in a universal coverage health-care system

D Dassa, L Boyer, M Benoit, S Bourcet… - Australian & New …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To quantify the factors associated with non-adherence to medication among
stable patients suffering from schizophrenia in the context of universal access to care …

Awareness of illness and nonadherence to antipsychotic medications among persons with schizophrenia

M Olfson, SC Marcus, J Wilk, JC West - Psychiatric Services, 2006 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of patients' awareness of
their illness on the clinical presentation, management, and course of nonadherence to …