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Non‐adherence to psychotropic medication assessed by plasma level in newly admitted psychiatric patients: Prevalence before acute admission

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Non‐adherence or partial adherence to psychotropic medication is found in 18–70% of patients. Many previously used methods for the assessment of adherence (e.g. questionnaires, pill counts, and electronic systems), however,… Click to show full abstract

Non‐adherence or partial adherence to psychotropic medication is found in 18–70% of patients. Many previously used methods for the assessment of adherence (e.g. questionnaires, pill counts, and electronic systems), however, might underreport actual rates of non‐adherence to medication. The aim of this study was to quantify adherence using plasma level.

Keywords: adherence psychotropic; plasma level; psychotropic medication; non adherence; adherence

Journal Title: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Year Published: 2019

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