Factors for Non - Compliance of Medication in Patients With Psychotic Illness

Abstract

Non-compliance is a significant problem in all patient population, from children to elderly. It is a serious problem and has many effects on overall treatment and prognosis of the illness. In spite of recent progress in the treatment of psychosis during the last decades, non-compliance continues to be a frequent phenomenon, often associated to potentially severe clinical consequences and high costs. The contributing factors of non-compliance in psychotic disorders can be divided in medication-related and patient-related. It is closely related to treatment outcome. This article is intended to review various factors related to non-compliance and relationship between them.