Compliance – Factors Affecting Compliance to Medication in Psychiatry

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Compliance to medication is an important clinical issue in psychiatry as non-compliance to medication is one of the commonest causes of treatment failure. Non-compliance with psychiatric medication is common with serious mental illness, with estimated rates of non-compliance between 50 – 75 per cent. Non-adherence with psychiatric medication is associated with an increase in poorer outcomes.

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