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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Adherence therapy following an acute episode of schizophrenia: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

M Schulz, R Gray, A Spiekermann, C Abderhalden… - Schizophrenia …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Non-adherence with antipsychotic medication is common in patients with
schizophrenia. AIMS: To establish the efficacy of adherence therapy (AT) compared to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Antipsychotic adherence over time among patients receiving treatment for schizophrenia: a retrospective review

M Valenstein, D Ganoczy, JF McCarthy… - J Clin …, 2006 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Approximately 40% of patients with schizophrenia are poorly adherent to their
antipsychotics at any given time. However, little is known about patients' adherence over …