Medication adherence, ethnicity, and the influence of multiple psychosocial and financial barriers

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 86-95

  Zeber, John E ^a,b   Miller, Alexander L ^b   Copeland, Laurel A ^a,b   McCarthy, John F ^c,d   Zivin, Kara ^c,d   Valenstein, Marcia ^c,d   Greenwald, Devra ^e   Kilbourne, Amy M ^c,d  

^a SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Ethnicity; Medication adherence; Psychosocial barriers; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 79956088932     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-010-0304-1     Document Type: Article

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