Compliance to antipsychotic medication: A challenge for client, family and health care providers

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 516-518

  Tharani, Ambreen Jawed ^a   Farooq, Salima ^a   Saleem, Faiza ^a   Naveed, Anila ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti psychotic medications; Insight; Non compliance; Relapse; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG COST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84875543824     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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