Method for Increased Treatment Adherence in Mental Disorders: Adherence Therapy

Treatment adherence in pediatric eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.

OBJECTIVE Examine treatment adherence rates in pediatric eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID). METHODS Participants were children aged 2.5-18 years with eosinophilic esophagitis or eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) and their caregivers. A multimethod, multi-informant assessment including parent report and electronic monitoring was utilized, with a 90% cut point for nonadherence. ...

Evaluating the Medication Adherence from the Viewpoints of Patients with Mental Disorders and their Families

Background: Medication non-adherence is common among patients with mental disorders. It can lead to worsening symptoms, recurrence, re-hospitalization, decreased performance, and increased risk of death. This study aimed to evaluate the medication adherence from the viewpoints of family and patients with mental disorders. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 102 patient...

The Effect of Information Therapy on Treatment Adherence among Patients Referred to Addiction Treatment Centers

Adherence to mental health treatment in a primary care clinic.

BACKGROUND Patient nonadherence is common for the standard mental health treatments in primary care: antidepressants and referrals to specialty mental health treatment. This is one of few studies to prospectively identify predictors of nonadherence. METHODS We observed 95 veterans attending an internal medicine clinic prescribed antidepressant medication or referred to mental health treatment...

Understanding treatment adherence in affective disorders: a qualitative study.

The objective of this study was to explore the perspective of depressed patients, their family and mental health professionals from their community mental health centre (CMHC) on factors related to treatment adherence. We conducted eight separate focus groups involving patients, their families and their therapists from three CMHCs. A total of 52 persons were involved. The groups explored patien...