Problems with non-adherence to antipsychotic medication in Samoan new Zealanders: A literature review

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 386-392

  Ioasa Martin, Itagia ^a   Moore, Laurie Jo ^b  

^a Mangere Community Health Trust (Primary Health Organisation)   (New Zealand)

^b CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Compliance; Health services; Pacific Island mental; Samoan traditional beliefs

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAMOA; STATISTICS;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CULTURE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SAMOA;

EID: 84863548914     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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