Relationship between Drug Attitudes of Schizophrenic Patients on Discharge and Re-hospitalization

Objective: Non-compliance is one of the major problems in treatment of patients with schizophrenia. It is also the most significant risk factor for relapse and re-hospitalization. Previous studies showed that 25-70% of all patients with schizophrenia have negative attitudes to drugs. Therefore, the...

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Main Authors: Hannaneh Taghizadeh, Fatemeh Ranjbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/483