Association between temperamental characteristics and medication adherence in subjects presenting with psychotic or mood disorders.

Psychiatry Res

Department of Psychiatry, University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Hôpital Charles Perrens, 121 rue de la Béchade, 33076 Cedex, Bordeaux, France.

Published: May 2001

The links between temperamental characteristics and medication adherence were explored in subjects with psychotic (n=45) or mood disorders (n=58). Temperamental characteristics were measured using the Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS), the Barratt Impulsivity Scale and the Physical Anhedonia Scale. Higher general SSS scores, and disinhibition and boredom susceptibility SSS subscores were associated with a greater risk to present with poor medication adherence.

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