A comparison of electronic monitoring vs. clinician rating of antipsychotic adherence in outpatients with schizophrenia

Antipsychotic non-adherence rates of outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder was assessed by electronic monitoring and clinician rating. Antipsychotic adherence was determined monthly over 3 consecutive months with (1) the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS®) cap and (2) the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychiatry research 2005-02, Vol.133 (2), p.129-133
Hauptverfasser:	Byerly, Matthew, Fisher, Robert, Whatley, Katrina, Holland, Rhiannon, Varghese, Femina, Carmody, Thomas, Magouirk, Brianne, Rush, A. John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Ambulatory Care Antipsychotic adherence and non-adherence Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Clinician rating Drug Monitoring - instrumentation Electronic monitoring Electronics - methods Female Humans Male Medical sciences Medication Systems Neuropharmacology Observer Variation Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data Pharmacology. Drug treatments Psycholeptics: tranquillizer, neuroleptic Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Schizophrenia - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Antipsychotic non-adherence rates of outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder was assessed by electronic monitoring and clinician rating. Antipsychotic adherence was determined monthly over 3 consecutive months with (1) the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS®) cap and (2) the Clinician Rating Scale. Non-adherence was defined as daily adherence of
ISSN:	0165-1781 1872-7123
DOI:	10.1016/j.psychres.2004.11.002