Open AccessIncidence and factors associated with medication nonadherence in patients with mental illness: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Jisha M Lucca,
Madhan Ramesh,
G Parthasarathi,
Dushad Ram
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/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 , cross sectional study , psychiatry , mental health , physics , pathology , optics
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.