Treatment adherence

Patients with psychiatric illnesses show a greater degree of non-adherence than those with physical disorders. Adherence to treatment may be assessed using biological measurements, clinician ratings, patient self-report, pill count, caregiver reports and side-effects of medication. Reasons cited for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M Y H Moosa, F Y Jeenah, N Kazadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2007-06-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/26