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Incidence and factors associated with medication nonadherence in patients with mental illness

Author(s) -

JishaM Lucca,

Madhan Ramesh,

G Parthasarathi,

Dushad Ram

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of postgraduate medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 0972-2823

pISSN - 0022-3859

DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.166514

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , mental illness , medication adherence , medline , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , mental health , physics , optics , political science , law

In spite of the progress made in the treatment of psychiatric disorders during the last few decades, nonadherence continues to be a frequent phenomenon, often associated with potentially severe clinical consequences and increased health-care costs. There are numerous factors associated with medication nonadherence in patients with mental illness. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence and factors associated with medication nonadherence among psychiatric outpatients.

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