Psycho-demographic and clinical predictors of medication adherence in patients with bipolar I disorder in a university hospital in Egypt

Psycho-demographic and clinical predictors of medication adherence in patients with bipolar I disorder in a university hospital in Egypt

Background: Poor adherence to treatment is one of the main challenges to symptom control and preventing recurrence in bipolar disorder (BD). Numerous studies have established an association between patients’ poor adherence and an increased risk of recurrence, relapse of the symptoms and admission to...

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Main Authors: Tarek A. Okasha, Doaa N. Radwan, Hussien Elkholy, Heba M.F.M. Hendawy, Eman M.M.E. Shourab, Ramy R.A. Teama, Ahmed S. Abdelgawad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2020-02-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
bipolar disorder
adherence
medication
insight
illness
severity
Online Access:https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1437

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