Measurement of psychiatric treatment adherence
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Use of leverage over patients' money to promote adherence to psychiatric treatment.
Persons who handle money for patients with mental disabilities often use access to funds as leverage to promote adherence to treatment. Drawing on data from a five-site study involving interviews of 1011 patients at community mental health centers, this paper explores who provides money assistance, the predictors of leverage use, and its impact on patients. A substantial minority of patients re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Psychosomatic Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0022-3999
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.007