Evaluation of adherence to treatment by patients seen in a psychosocial care center in northeastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Thaís Teles Souza (Author), Wellington Barros Silva (Author), Alexandre Sherlley Casimiro Onofre (Author), Jullyana de Souza Siqueira Quintans (Author), Fabiana Botelho de Miranda Onofre (Author), Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the treatment of mental disorders, nonadherence to medication, the main cause of psychiatric morbidity, is observed in about 50% of the cases and is responsible for numerous losses. This study evaluated adherence to drug treatment by patients seen in a Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) in northeast...