Understanding medication nonadherence in a sample of Egyptian patients with schizophrenia in relation to illness severity and insight

Conclusion: Medication nonadherence is considered a highly prevalent problem among Egyptian patients with schizophrenia. The present study supported earlier findings in Western countries on the role of insight and illness severity in medication nonadherence among schizophrenic patients. Thus, it is mandatory to assess patients’ insight and implement various interventions to improve it very early in the management plan.

Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research