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- Addresses the different aspects of adherence to antipsychotics in schizophrenia and related disorders in a systematic but easy-to-use format
- Provides strategies for defining and measuring adherence
- Describes strategies for enhancing adherence Includes a focus on the patient-doctor relationship as a determinant of adherence to antipsychotics
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“Adherence to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia the issue of treatment adherence is addressed from a series of viewpoints, with all of them converging in a valiant attempt to provide a systematic overview of the aforementioned theme, and in doing so becoming the central achievement and this book’s greatest value. … this book to be a praiseworthy resource and of great help to all the professionals in the field of mental health treating and caring for those suffering from schizophrenia.” (Vjekoslav Peitl, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol. 51 (2), 2015)
“This book reviews aspects influencing patients’ adherence to antipsychotic medications for the treatment of schizophrenia. … The audience includes individuals who are involved in the care of patients with schizophrenia, including psychiatrists. … anyone who cares for people suffering from schizophrenia could benefit from this book … . This book is very helpful, particularly on the nonpharmacological interventions that any providers can easily use to help their patients improve their adherence to antipsychotic medications and thus have better treatment outcomes.” (Aaron Plattner, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2014)
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Book Title: Adherence to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia
Authors: Emilio Sacchetti, Antonio Vita, Alberto Siracusano, Wolfgang Fleischhacker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2679-7
Publisher: Springer Milano
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Italia 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-88-470-2678-0Published: 11 December 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-5833-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-2679-7Published: 27 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 159
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychotherapy, Neurosciences, Pharmacology/Toxicology