The Impact of Negative Treatment Experiences on Persistent Refusal of Antipsychotics

We investigate reasons for persistent medication refusal in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and test whether factors that speak for a rational decision, such as negative experiences with medication or low symptom distress predict medication refusal, even after taking differences in insight into account.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tania M. Lincoln, Esther Jung, Martin Wiesjahn, Hanna Wendt, Thomas Bock, Bj örn Schlier Source Type: research