title: From noncompliance to collaboration in the treatment of schizophrenia.
abstract: Although effective treatment for schizophrenia is available, patients' compliance with treatment prescriptions is notoriously poor. The authors reframe compliance as a collaborative relationship in which both the patient and practitioner assume responsibility for producing a treatment regimen to which the patient can adhere. Barriers that prevent a partnership in treatment may be related primarily to treatment techniques, to characteristics of the patient and his family, to the patient-clinician relationship, or to the treatment delivery system. A comprehensive approach to addressing these sources of noncompliance includes specific skills that can be acquired by the patient, family members, and the practitioner.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Center, Camarillo State Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles 93011.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Corrigan
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Liberman
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents