Medication adherence.
Although most patients will derive some benefit from appropriately prescribed medication for various mental disorders, many patients do not always take medication reliably. Therefore, medication adherence is a practically important issue in pharmacotherapy practice. In this article, I discuss the importance of medication adherence, the factors associated with poor adherence, and some approaches for improving adherence.
Howland
Robert H
RH
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. HowlandRH@upmc.edu
D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*