Antipsychotic medication adherence in schizophrenia

MJ Byerly, PA Nakonezny, E Lescouflair - Psychiatric Clinics of North …, 2007 - Elsevier
For individuals who have schizophrenia, adherence to medication is often poor, and
stopping medication often has serious consequences. This article provides an update on …

Interventions to improve antipsychotic medication adherence: review of recent literature

CR Dolder, JP Lacro, S Leckband… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Antipsychotic nonadherence is an important barrier to the successful treatment of
schizophrenia and can lead to clinical and economic burdens. Interventions capable of …

Medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia

SV Phan - The International Journal of Psychiatry in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Medication nonadherence is common among patients with schizophrenia and due to a
variety of factors including lack of insight, psychopathology, substance use disorder, issues …

Interventions to improve adherence to antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia–a review of the past decade

E Barkhof, CJ Meijer, LMJ de Sonneville… - European …, 2012 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveNonadherence to antipsychotic medication is highly prevalent in patients with
schizophrenia and has a deleterious impact on the course of the illness. This review seeks …

Partial adherence to antipsychotic medication impacts the course of illness in patients with schizophrenia: a review

PS Masand, M Roca, MS Turner… - … care companion to the …, 2009 - legacy.psychiatrist.com
Objective: Although many clinicians acknowledge the occurrence of adherence problems
with medication regimens among patients with schizophrenia, the problem shows no sign of …

Strategies for improving treatment adherence in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

DC Goff, M Hill, O Freudenreich - The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2010 - psychiatrist.com
Nonadherence with medication treatment is common but difficult to detect in patients with
schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia, almost half of whom take less than 70% of …

Medication adherence in schizophrenia: factors influencing adherence and consequences of nonadherence, a systematic literature review

K Higashi, G Medic, KJ Littlewood… - Therapeutic …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Nonadherence to medication is a recognized problem and may be the most
challenging aspect of treatment. Methods: We performed a systematic review of factors that …

Improving adherence to antipsychotic pharmacotherapy

PS Masand, M Narasimhan - Current clinical pharmacology, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Objective: To review the consequences of nonadherence to antipsychotic pharmacotherapy
in patients with schizophrenia, as well as associated risk factors for nonadherence and …

A prospective study of risk factors for nonadherence with antipsychotic medication in the treatment of schizophrenia

H Ascher-Svanum, B Zhu, D Faries… - Journal of Clinical …, 2006 - psychiatrist.com
Objectives: This study aimed to prospectively identify the best single predictor and the best
set of predictors of risk for nonadherence with antipsychotic medication in the treatment of …

Nonadherence with antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia: challenges and management strategies

PM Haddad, C Brain, J Scott - Patient related outcome measures, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Nonadherence with medication occurs in all chronic medical disorders. It is a particular
challenge in schizophrenia due to the illness's association with social isolation, stigma, and …