Non-adherence to medication in patients with psychotic disorders: Epidemiology, contributing factors and management strategies

World Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-226

  Kane, John M ^a,b   Kishimoto, Taishiro ^a,c,e   Correll, Christoph U ^a,d  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^e KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

assessment; interventions; Non adherence; psychosis; risk factors; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84885170937     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20060     Document Type: Article

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