A comparative study of antipsychotic medication taking in people with schizophrenia

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 428-438

  McCann, Terence V ^a   Deans, Cecil ^b   Clark, Eileen ^c   Lu, Sai ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Mental health consumers; Metropolitan; Non adherence; Regional rural

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; VICTORIA;

EID: 55049125048     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00561.x     Document Type: Review

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