Medication therapy: adherence, knowledge and difficulties of elderly people from bipolar disorder Terapéutica medicamentosa: adhesión, conocimiento y dificultades de personas ancianas portadoras de trastorno bipolar Terapêutica medicamentosa: adesão, conhecimento e dificuldades de idosos com transtorno bipolar

This study aimed to verify the adherence, knowledge and the difficulties of elderly patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD) in relation to the prescribed pharmacological therapy for the control of this disorder. The study included 17 elderly patients with BAD treated at a Mental Health Center...

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Main Authors: Ligiane Paula da Cruz, Patrícia Monforte Miranda, Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana, Adriana Inocenti Miasso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-08-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692011000400013