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Compliance and psychological reactance in schizophrenia.

A Moore1, W Sellwood, J Stirling

  • 1Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|October 18, 2000
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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Non-compliance with neuroleptic medication is a primary driver of schizophrenia relapse.
  • Various factors including sociodemographic, illness, attitudinal, and treatment variables influence medication adherence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the predictive value of psychological reactance, insight, subjective medication response, and perceived threat to freedom of choice on past and current compliance in schizophrenia patients.
  • To identify key determinants of medication adherence in individuals with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 39 schizophrenia and 3 schizoaffective disorder patients completed validated questionnaires.
  • Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify predictors of past and current compliance.

Main Results:

  • Psychological reactance and age were significant predictors of past compliance.
  • An interaction between reactance and perceived threat to freedom of choice also predicted past compliance.
  • Past compliance behavior and subjective medication response were the strongest predictors of current compliance.

Conclusions:

  • Psychological reactance is a crucial factor in predicting compliance history, particularly when treatment is perceived as a threat to autonomy.
  • Subjective response to neuroleptic medication is paramount for predicting current adherence.
  • Findings suggest targeted interventions focusing on reactance and subjective responses can improve medication compliance in schizophrenia.

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