Knowledge of the treatment in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder and its relationship with nonadherence.

Despite its potential impor- tance for adherence, knowledge of the treatment has been little studied in patients with psychosis. We performed this study to assess the possible association between knowledge of the treatment and nonadherence, unintentional nonad- herence (UNA) and intentional nonadherence (INA).

Nonadherence after hospital discharge in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: A six-month naturalistic follow-up study.

Background: Despite a wealth of studies seeking to identify factors associated with nonadherence few consistent predictors have been determined, and several gaps still exist in the literature.

Method: We assessed 110 consecutively admitted patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to ICD-10 criteria. Assessments were performed during hospitalization and at six-months follow-up.

Testing the hypothesis of subtypes of nonadherence in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: A prospective study.

Background: Nonadherence is a major problem in the treatment of psychotic disorders. It has been hypothesized that nonadherent patients with schizophrenia are not a homogeneous population and subtypes of nonadherence might exist, but this hypothesis has not been specifically tested.

Aim: To test the hypothesis of subtypes of nonadherence in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.