From noncompliance to collaboration in the treatment of schizophrenia.
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.
Corrigan
P W
PW
Clinical Research Center, Camarillo State Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles 93011.
Liberman
R P
RP
Engel
J D
JD
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*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents