Improving medication adherence in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 years of intervention trials

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 194, Issue , 2016, Pages 202-221

  MacDonald, Lindsay ^a   Chapman, Sarah ^a   Syrett, Michel ^b   Bowskill, Richard ^c   Horne, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Bipolar disorder; Interventions; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER;

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MANIA; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA; SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84956601639     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.002     Document Type: Review

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