Open AccessEvaluation of treatment adherence in outpatients with schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Bhushan Chaudhari,
Daniel Saldanha,
Adnan Kadiani,
Roma Shahani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_24_17
Subject(s) - psychoeducation , medicine , psychosocial , medication adherence , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , psychological intervention , management of schizophrenia , mental illness , adverse effect , medical prescription , mental health , antipsychotic , pharmacology
Treatment nonadherence is a major obstacle in the successful management of schizophrenia. Finding out factors associated with nonadherence and the reasons for nonadherence are important to improve treatment adherence in patients with schizophrenia. This study was conceived to evaluate treatment adherence in patients with schizophrenia and the factors associated with it.