title: [Compliance problems in treatment of schizophrenic patients].
abstract: Compliance is the degree of adherence to an appropriate medical advise. Especially in longterm treatment, therapeutic success depends largely on patient compliance. In the treatment of schizophrenia with antipsychotic agents a non-compliance rate up to 80% is the reason for the difference between the relatively good outcome of controlled treatment studies and the bad results in clinical reality. 4 groups of variables can be identified, which influence compliant behaviour: patient-related factors, factors related to the patients environment, physician-related factors, and medication-related factors. Possibilities to ameliorate the compliance of schizophrenic patients during long-term therapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie, Wien.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barnas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hummer
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Fleischhacker
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents