title: Clinical characteristics, health beliefs and compliance with maintenance treatment: a comparison between regular and irregular attenders at a depot clinic.
abstract: This study investigated the relationship between clinical characteristics, health beliefs and compliance with depot neuroleptic maintenance treatment in schizophrenic patients by comparing a group of 40 irregular clinic attenders with another group of regular attenders matched by age and sex. While the 2 groups showed no difference in drug-induced extrapyramidal effects, the former were significantly more often depressed than the latter. Test-retest reliability coefficients of a 4-section health belief questionnaire showed marked variation in individual items. The 2 groups showed no difference in their perception of past effect of illness, likelihood of a relapse if maintenance treatment was stopped and effects of maintenance treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tantam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012803:Sick Role
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations