Subjective well-being, drug attitude, and changes in symptomatology in chronic schizophrenia patients starting treatment with new-generation antipsychotic medication

Abstract Background Non-adherence to medication remains a major challenge in the long-term management of patients with schizophrenia. Next to lack of insight into the illness, adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs, cognitive deficits, poor therapeutic alliance, reduced quality of life, missing soci...

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Main Authors: Christian G. Widschwendter, Georg Kemmler, Maria A. Rettenbacher, Nursen Yalcin-Siedentopf, Alex Hofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1791-y