Alice Mills
Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication
Mills, Alice; Gray, Richard; Bressington, Dan; Lathlean, Judith; Mills, D
Authors
Richard Gray
Dan Bressington
Judith Lathlean
D Mills
Abstract
Objective: To examine the nature and clinical correlates of adherence in prisoners prescribed antipsychotic medication, and how these differ from findings in people taking antipsychotic medication who are not in prison. Method: Treatment adherence, satisfaction with antipsychotic medication, drug attitudes, symptoms, medication side effects, and insight (and insight dimensions) were assessed in 44 prisoners taking antipsychotic medication. Results: In a regression model, 52% of prisoners' adherence to antipsychotic medication was predicted by three explanatory variables: 'I feel motivated to take my antipsychotic medication'; 'My antipsychotic medication makes me feel better'; and putting on weight. Conclusion: Adherence interventions for prisoners taking antipsychotic medication may benefit from focusing on increasing personal relevance/ benefit from medication and on enhancing motivation to stick with treatment.
Citation
Mills, A., Gray, R., Bressington, D., Lathlean, J., & Mills, D. (2008). Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 19(3), 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789940802113493
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Sep 1, 2008 |
Journal | Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology |
Print ISSN | 1478-9949 |
Electronic ISSN | 1478-9957 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 335-351 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14789940802113493 |
Keywords | adherence, antipsychotic, attitudes, satisfaction, prisoners, motivation |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1009591 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789940802113493 |