Current clinical pharmacology
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Curr Clin Pharmacol · Feb 2012
Antipsychotic medication adherence and satisfaction among Palestinian people with schizophrenia.
In Arab and Muslim-dominated countries, spirituality and religiosity shape the belief and practices toward chronic illnesses. No previous studies were published to assess adherence to and satisfaction with antipsychotic medications in persons with schizophrenia in the Arab world. ⋯ Medication nonadherence was common and was associated with low treatment satisfaction scores and poor psychiatric scores. Medication related factors had insignificant effects on adherence scores.