Medication Nonadherence and Risk of Violence to Others Among Patients With Schizophrenia in Western China.

Importance: Reducing violence to others in community-based patients with schizophrenia has important implications for public health. Increasing medication adherence is often used to reduce the risk of violence, yet little is known about the association between medication nonadherence and violence to others in this population.

Objective: To examine the association between medication nonadherence and violence to others among community-based patients with schizophrenia.