Stages of Change for Psychotropic Medication Adherence and Substance Cessation

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 166-174

  Finnell, Deborah S ^a,b   Osborne, Frederick H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33745892120     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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