[Patient non-compliance with medication].
Many psychiatric treatments are bound to failure when patients do not comply with the psychopharmacological schedule they were given, a situation which--quite frequently--obliges to forceful drug treatment or institutionalization. This paper attempts at displaying a range of strategies to be resorted to, so that patients are eventually persuaded to, literally, take their medicines as prescribed--provided the professional accepts patients own perspectives on their situation. In other words, he or she must start internalizing patients' symbolic codes, to be in a position of translating his or her concepts to patients, thus enhancing communication. Firstly, patients' primary need has to be definitely outlined. Then, the professional will find it easier to explain how the drug is going to help. The author proposes some ideas salespersons resort to when customer's persuasion is at stake, since he understands these ideas are likely to maximize psychiatrists' persuasive ability.
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D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
El paciente que no cumple con la medicación.