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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-25
pubmed:abstractText
Depression is a common disorder with painful symptoms and, frequently, social impairment and decreased quality of life. The disorder has a tendency to be long lasting, often with frequent recurrence of symptoms. The risk of relapse and the severity of the symptoms may be reduced by correct antidepressant medication. However, the medication is often insufficient, both in respect to dosage and length of time. The reasons for incorrect medication are many, with lack of adherence to treatment being the most important. Although some patients taking antidepressant medication experience side effects, this may not be the most frequent reason for immature discontinuation of treatment. Other reasons for decreased adherence have been investigated in recent years. The patient's beliefs about the disorder and beliefs about antidepressants, including lack of conviction that the medication is needed and fear of dependence of antidepressant medicine, have a great influence on adherence to treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1744-8360
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Adherence to antidepressant treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Amager Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Denmark. hanne.vibe.hansen@dadlnet.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review