A systematic review of factors influencing adherence to antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders

KV Sendt, DK Tracy, S Bhattacharyya - Psychiatry research, 2015 - Elsevier
Adherence to antipsychotics improves outcome in schizophrenia. There is a lack of
consensus on which factors most influence adherence behaviour and methodological …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Predictors and clinical consequences of non-adherence with antipsychotic medication in the outpatient treatment of schizophrenia

D Novick, JM Haro, D Suarez, V Perez, RW Dittmann… - Psychiatry …, 2010 - Elsevier
To assess baseline predictors and consequences of antipsychotic adherence during long-
term treatment of schizophrenia outpatients, data were taken from the 3-year, prospective …

Adherence to antipsychotic drug treatment in early-episode schizophrenia: a six-month naturalistic follow-up study

V Baloush-Kleinman, SZ Levine, D Roe, D Shnitt… - Schizophrenia …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Health Belief Model states that medication adherence is primarily
determined by beliefs (ie, perceptions of: adherence costs and benefits, susceptibility, and …

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

PS Masand, M Roca, MS Turner… - Primary care companion …, 2009 - 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 …

A pilot study of barriers to medication adherence in schizophrenia

CR Thrush, X Han, JM Pyne, P Thapa… - J Clin Psychiatry, 2004 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Interventions to improve adherence to antipsychotic medication are needed.
The aims of the current study were to identify the most common barriers to medication …

Understanding and addressing adherence issues in schizophrenia: from theory to practice

PJ Weiden - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2007 - psychiatrist.com
If an easy answer to the problem of medication nonadherence in schizophrenia existed, it
would have already been found. Despite the magnitude of the problem, in the past decade …