Family Contact and the Management of Medication Non-adherence in Schizophrenia

被引：7

作者：

Wilk, Joshua E. ^{[1
,2
]}

West, Joyce C. ^{[2
]}

Marcus, Steven C. ^{[2
]}

Countis, Lisa ^{[2
]}

Regier, Darrel A. ^{[2
]}

Olfson, Mark ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Walter Reed Army Inst Res, Div Psychiat & Neurosci, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA

[2] APIRE, Amer Psychiat Practice Res Network PRN, Arlington, VA 22209 USA

[3] Columbia Univ, Coll Phys & Surg, New York State Psychiat Inst, Dept Psychiat, Columbia, NY USA

来源：

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL | 2008年 / 44卷 / 05期

关键词：

Schizophrenia; Non-adherence; Family contact; Medication management; Antipsychotic;

D O I：

10.1007/s10597-008-9139-6

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We compare psychiatric management of antipsychotic non-adherence among schizophrenia outpatients with high and low levels of family contact. A national survey was conducted among a random sample of psychiatrists treating schizophrenia, providing data on 310 patients. Patients were stratified by level of family contact. Psychiatrists were more likely to use family interventions to manage non-adherence among patients with high family contact. Psychiatrists were significantly more likely to change antipsychotic dosing in patients with high family contact, though less likely to start depot antipsychotic medications. Family interventions appear to be commonly used in the psychiatric management of medication non-adherence in schizophrenia.

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页码：377 / 380

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