Adherence to the Treatment in Psychiatric Patients

DEMİRKOL M. E., Tamam L., EVLİCE Y. E., Karaytug M. O.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.40, no.3, pp.555-568, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/hup.2487
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.555-568
  • Keywords: Adherence, Psychotic disorder, Depression, Bipolar disorder, Anxiety disorder, SCHIZOPHRENIA, NONADHERENCE, IMPACT, CARE
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Although medical treatments develop day by day, there have been no changes in the treatment adherence ratios in psychiatric patients in the past years. In this study, we aimed to determine the causes for treatment nonadherence and present possible solutions.