Prevalence and predictors of poor medication adherence among out-patients at a psychiatric hospital in Benin City, Nigeria

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-34

  James, Bawo Onesirosan ^a   Omoaregba, Joyce Ohiole ^a  

^a Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Medication adherence; out patients; predictors; psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; STIGMA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79751508478     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2010.519034     Document Type: Article

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