Predicting pharmacotherapy outcome by subjective response.
Subjective response to the initial 24-hour dosage of psychoactive medication was evaluated as a predictor of clinical outcome in 33 drug-free patients with DSM-III diagnoses of functional psychoses. Pretreatment evaluation included measures of symptom severity, role functioning and attitude towards treatment. Clinical improvement after 8-21 days was significantly correlated with subjective response. The author suggests that inquiry regarding a patient's early subjective response to prescribe chemotherapy can help to identify ultimate drug refusal and clinical unresponsiveness.
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005059:Euphoria; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
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