Treatment Compliance of Antidepressants.
- Author:
Moon Soo LEE
1
;
Young Hoon KO
;
Sook Haeng JOE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shaeng@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Depression;
Treatment compliance;
Pharmacotherapy
- MeSH:
Antidepressive Agents;
Compliance;
Depression;
Depressive Disorder;
Medication Adherence
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
2010;17(1):5-14
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Depressive disorder is a chronic disabling condition with recurrent episodes. Medication noncompliance is a significant problem for effective management of depressive disorder. However, compliance with antidepressant medication is poor. There are difficulties in assessing compliance accurately. Various methods for assessing compliance are in use. A patient's compliance with antidepressant may be affected by many factors including the clinical characteristics of depression, pharmacologic properties of antidepressants, patients' characteristics, accessibility treatment, and doctor-patient relationships. For enhancing the treatment compliance, psychotherapeutic considerations in patient-therapist relationship are needed.
