Antidepressant adherence: Are patients taking their medications?

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Sansone, Randy A ^a   Sansone, Lori A ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antidepressants; Compliance; Nonadherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84867065126     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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