Medication therapy: adherence, knowledge and difficulties of elderly people from bipolar disorder Terapéutica medicamentosa: adhesión, conocimiento y dificultades de personas ancianas portadoras de trastorno bipolar Terapêutica medicamentosa: adesão, conhecimento e dificuldades de idosos com transtorno bipolar

• Main Authors: Ligiane Paula da Cruz (Author), Patrícia Monforte Miranda (Author), Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana (Author), Adriana Inocenti Miasso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to verify the adherence, knowledge and the difficulties of elderly patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD) in relation to the prescribed pharmacological therapy for the control of this disorder. The study included 17 elderly patients with BAD treated at a Mental Health Center...