A preliminary study of factors affecting adherence to medication in clinic children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-44

  Sitholey, Prabhat ^a   Agarwal, Vivek ^a   Chamoli, Suneel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b Manning Mental Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; adherence; children and adolescents; treatment

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; EVENING DOSAGE; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MORNING DOSAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT ADHERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79251491740     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.75561     Document Type: Article

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