title: Factors and motives associated with drop-out in an ambulatory service for patients with psychotic disorders.
abstract: The aim is to study motives and factors associated with treatment drop-out in an ambulatory psychiatric service, which integrates medical, social, familial and rehabilitation treatments. Only 9% of the psychotic patients dropped out, whose motives were non-compliance with medication and unawareness of illness, and the associated factors were comorbidity of substance abuse, social isolation and male gender.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fuciec
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000523:psychology*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012803:Sick Role; D012934:Social Isolation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents