The aim of this study was to identify the features of first episode schizophrenia that predict
adherence antipsychotic medication at six-month follow-up. We used validated instruments …

The authors investigated whether mental health inpatients' perceptions of coercion were
associated with later treatment adherence. Psychiatric inpatients receiving acute care at …

Objective: Previous cross-sectional studies have suggested an association between
medication nonadherence and hospitalization for individuals with schizophrenia. However …

Objective: In a cross-sectional study, we investigated the influence of several factors on
compliance in schizophrenia outpatients, including patients' attitudes toward the illness and …

Objective: Discontinuation of antipsychotic medication is a pervasive clinical problem in the
treatment of patients suffering from psychosis. The aim of this study was to complement a …

Non-adherence to antipsychotic medication and hospitalization in psychotic disorders are
common and costly problems. Our aim was to identify risk factors for rehospitalization of …

BACKGROUND: Personal beliefs about medication compliance have been reliably
associated with emotional and behavioral response to mental health problems and health …

BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that medication adherence is among the most important
health related behaviors in relapse prevention and recovery in schizophrenia, it is often not …

Objective: To review the consequences of nonadherence to antipsychotic pharmacotherapy
in patients with schizophrenia, as well as associated risk factors for nonadherence and …

Objective To evaluate the effects of a preventive monitoring program targeted to reduce
compulsory rehospitalization and perceived coercion in patients with severe mental …