الفهرس 
An overview of schizophreniaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: The rates of adherence are low for schizophrenia so
one of the major problems in psychopharmacology of patients with
schizophrenia is non adherence, which is the most important risk
factor for relapse and re-hospitalization. Aim: Assess adherence and
non-adherence toward antipsychotic drug among schizophrenic
patients. Setting: The outpatient clinic at the psychiatric and mental
health hospital in Khanka city. Subjects: convenience sampling
procedure were used to select participants for the study. Consisted of
100 schizophrenic patients, who attended the follow up the
mentioned setting. Design: A descriptive design was utilized. Tools:
Three tools were used for data collection. The first tool is a semi
structured interview schedule sheet that was used to assess
schizophrenic patients adherence and identify factors that might
affect it. The second tool is Drug Attitude Inventory Scale. It was
used to assess the patients attitude toward antipsychotic drugs. The
third tool Advanced warning of relapse Questionnaire, It was used as
a measure of the warning signs of psychotic relapse. Results revealed
that, non-adherence was reported in more than half of the subjects;
there was a statistically significant difference between the patients
adherence and their attitude toward antipsychotic drugs. And it was
found that there was a statistically significant relation between the
patients adherence and relapse. Conclusion: There is an association
between medication non-adherence and relapse recommendations:
Develop and implement educational programs for patients to improve
insight, attitudes toward medications.