Reflecting an increasing awareness of the importance of treatment adherence on outcomes
in psychiatric populations, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) convened a panel …

This article examines the potential usefulness of the ICF in the treatment of mental disorders.
We suggest that there is a poor fit between the nature of mental disorders and the dominant …

Providing optimal care to patients with recent‐onset psychosis can improve outcomes and
reduce relapse. However, there is a lack of consistency of the implementation of guidelines …

Objective. Adherence to prescribed antipsychotic medication is a major factor in achieving
optimal long-term clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a …

Objective. To study the effects of visit frequency on drug‐adherence parameters subsequent
to the change in the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‐mandated …

In 2003, the World Health Organi-zation declared nonadherence to medical treatment a
major public health concern, particularly among patients with chronic conditions. 1 Research …

Aim. In this position paper, the self‐efficacy model of medication adherence in chronic
mental illness is presented, and its application to antipsychotic medication adherence is …

Competence in self-administration of a drug regimen is related to both treatment adherence
and functional outcome. Previous research with middle-aged and older schizophrenia …

Aims To explore patients' and mental healthcare professionals' perceptions of supportive
and restrictive indicators of adherence to treatment in patients with mental health problems …

This study examined medication decision making by 84 persons with serious mental illness,
specifically examining relationships among perceived coercion, decisional capacity …