Persistence and compliance to antidepressant treatment in patients with depression: A chart review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adherence has recently been suggested to be divided into these two components: persistence (i.e., whether patients continue treatment or not) and compliance (i.e., whether patients take doses as instructed). However, no study has yet...

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Main Authors: Sawada Norifusa, Uchida Hiroyuki, Suzuki Takefumi, Watanabe Koichiro, Kikuchi Toshiaki, Handa Takashi, Kashima Haruo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/9/38