Sources of patients' knowledge of the adverse effects of psychotropic medication and the perceived influence of adverse effects on compliance among service users attending community mental health services.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Dublin and St Patrick's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. israelhans@hotmail.comIssue Date
2009-12MeSH
AdultCommunity Mental Health Services
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Patient Education as Topic
Physician-Patient Relations
Psychotropic Drugs
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Sources of patients' knowledge of the adverse effects of psychotropic medication and the perceived influence of adverse effects on compliance among service users attending community mental health services. 2009, 29 (6):565-70 J Clin PsychopharmacolJournal
Journal of clinical psychopharmacologyDOI
10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181befa3ePubMed ID
19910722Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19910722Abstract
Physicians and information leaflets are the leading sources of patients' knowledge about adverse effects of medication. The knowledge of adverse effects of medication has a potential to affect compliance, and so it is essential for physicians to engage patients in a fuller communication about their illness and its treatment with medication including the management of potential adverse effects.Item Type
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1533-712Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181befa3e
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