Adherence to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Sacchetti, Emilio (Συγγραφέας), Vita, Antonio (Συγγραφέας), Siracusano, Alberto (Συγγραφέας), Fleischhacker, Wolfgang (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Psychiatry.; Psychopharmacology.; Psychotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Poor adherence to therapy is one of the main obstacles to treatment effectiveness in schizophrenia. It is the main determinant of relapse, hospitalization, symptom persistence, and poor psychosocial functioning and outcome. Adherence to treatment is affected by various factors related to the disease...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Poor adherence to antipsychotic medication in people with schizophrenia: diffusion, consequences, and contributing factors
• Premise
• Role of antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia
• Compliance versus adherence
• Assessment of medication adherence
• Frequency of poor adherence to antipsychotics
• Consequences of poor adherence to antipsychotics
• Determinants and moderators of adherence to antipsychotics
• Present and medium-term perspectives
• Closing Remarks
• 2 Pharmacological strategies to enhance adherence in schizophrenia
• Introduction
• Pharmacological factors contributing to non-adherence: efficacy, side effects, regimen, co-therapies
• First vs Second generation antipsychotics: efficacy, tolerability and the adherence issue
• Long-acting injectable antipsychotics
• Conclusion. 3 Non-pharmacological strategies to enhance adherence and continuity of care in schizophrenia
• Introduction
• Factors Influencing (non-)adherence in Schizophrenia
• Interventions to Enhance Adherence. Research and Clinical Evidence
• Comprehensive Review of Psychosocial and Programmatic Interventions to Enhance Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication in Schizophrenia
• Summary of Main Results and Evidences
• Conclusions and Future Directions
• 4 Psychological issues in improving adherence and alliance
• The patient-doctor relationship as a determinant of adherence to treatment
• Alliance and psychodynamic issues
• Towards the concept of concordance of the therapeutic project.