Adherence To Drug Therapies

Question 0

Psych Therapies Addressing Poor Adherence

Answer 0

CBT helps reevaluate negative beliefs and identify recovery goals.
Encourages them to connect adherence with quality of relationships with friends and family.
Visual reminders also help.

Question 1

Poor Adherence Caused By?

Answer 1

Severe side effects and poor memory can lead to 50% of patients having trouble sticking to their meds.
This can lead to worsening symptoms and relapses.
People with schizo have poor insight into their illness making then more likely to skip treatments.
Side effects of withdrawal are not immediately obvious so it makes it difficult for patients to make connection between hospitalisation and poor adherence.

Question 2

Clozapine

Answer 2

Atypicals do not have improved rates of adherence compared with typicals except for Clozapine.
Probably because drug resistant patients appreciate then improvements they make more.