Development and feasibility testing of a smartphone intervention to improve adherence to antipsychotic medications

J Kreyenbuhl, EJ Record… - Clinical …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Approximately 60% of individuals with schizophrenia do not take their antipsychotic
medications as prescribed, and nonadherence is associated with exacerbation of psychotic …

Does giving up substance use work for patients with psychosis? A systematic meta-analysis

K Mullin, P Gupta, MT Compton… - Australian & New …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To assess the extent to which ceasing the use of cannabis or other substances
reduces the symptoms and social disability associated with psychotic illness. Methods: The …

Psychiatrists' awareness of adherence to antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia: results from a survey conducted across Europe, the Middle East, and …

JM Olivares, K Alptekin, JM Azorin… - Patient preference …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background Nonadherence is common among patients with schizophrenia, although the
rates vary according to means of assessment and patient population. Failure to adhere to …

Reconceptualizing medication adherence: Six phases of dynamic adherence

RE Gearing, L Townsend, M MacKenzie… - Harvard Review of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Nonadherence is the Achilles' heel of effective psychiatric treatment. It affects the resolution
of mental health symptoms and interferes with the assessment of treatment response. The …

Adverse effects associated with second‐generation antipsychotic long‐acting injection treatment: a comprehensive systematic review

S Gentile - … : The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
As second‐generation antipsychotic long‐acting injections (SGA‐LAI s) are rapidly
replacing depot first‐generation antipsychotics as first‐line agents in treating schizophrenia …

Predictors of outcomes for users of mental health rehabilitation services: a 5-year retrospective cohort study in inner London, UK

H Killaspy, P Zis - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2013 - Springer
Objective There have been few recent studies reporting on the outcomes for users of
psychiatric rehabilitation services. This group has complex, longer-term mental health …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of long-acting and oral antipsychotic treatment effects in patients with schizophrenia, comorbid substance abuse, and a history of recent …

HL Starr, J Bermak, L Mao, S Rodriguez… - Schizophrenia Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Comorbid substance abuse is known to blunt response to treatment for
underlying psychiatric disorders, but it has not been investigated in schizophrenia when …

Use of behavioral economics to improve medication adherence in severe mental illness

D Guinart, JM Kane - Psychiatric Services, 2019 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Medication nonadherence is associated with multiple negative outcomes. Financial
reinforcement based on behavioral economic principles has been proposed as a potential …

Medication adherence, knowledge about psychosis, and insight among patients with a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder

KWS Chan, LMC Hui, HYG Wong… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
This study aimed to explore the relationship between knowledge about psychosis, insight,
and medication adherence among patients at an early stage of a schizophrenia-spectrum …

Does adherence therapy improve medication adherence among patients with schizophrenia? A systematic review

A Hegedüs, B Kozel - International Journal of Mental Health …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐adherence to medication is highly prevalent in patients with schizophrenia. Adherence
therapy aims to improve medication adherence of these patients by applying techniques of …