Tackling medication non-adherence in severe mental illness: Where are we going wrong?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 192-198

  Brown, E ^a   Gray, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antipsychotic; Compliance; Medication management; Psychosis; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84925356863     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12186     Document Type: Article

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