Adolescents' commitment to continuing psychotropic medication: A preliminary investigation of considerations, contradictions, and correlates

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-117

  Moses, Tally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Adolescents; Mental disorders; Perceptions; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951813352     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-010-0209-y     Document Type: Article

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