Treatment adherence in first-episode psychosis: A one-year follow-up study comparing self-reported adherence, pharmacy refill data, and therapeutic drug monitoring
Medication non-adherence is common in FEP. Pharmacy refill data provided a more accurate adherence measure than self-report. Enhancing adherence requires psychoeducation, follow-up, and proactive monitoring. Measuring drug concentrations after hospital discharge could help detect early non-adherence and optimize treatment.
Authors
- Teemu Gunnar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-8031)
- J. Leijala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1542-3746)
- Jaana Suvisaari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7167-0990)
- Olli Kampman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-2266)
Institutions
- Turku University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Research
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116780
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00