Determinants of anti-psychotic medication compliance in a multicultural population

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 273-283

  Ziguras, Stephen J ^a   Klimidis, Steven ^b   Lambert, Tim J R ^b   Jackson, Alun C ^c  

^a Social Action and Research   (Australia)

^b Melbourne   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

determinants; medication compliance; multicultural

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; AUSTRALIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CROATIA; GREECE; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIET NAM; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROATIA; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TURKEY; VICTORIA; VIETNAM; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0035375390     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017585231773     Document Type: Article

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