Abstract :
Objective: To trace the reason and frequency for non-compliance to medication psychiatric outpatients.Design:
This study is cross sectional and descriptive analysis.Setting: Government Hospital for Psychiatric Diseases
Lahore, Pakistan was the place of this study in the time frame of January – November, 2017.Methods: A
questionnaire was prepared for conducting a general survey. Administration of the questionnaire was carried out
by qualified psychiatrists. Later on, psychiatrists classified the reasons of discontinuation of medication.Results:
Screening of 343 patients was executed, amongst them 56 were found to have stopped the prescribed
medication. Affordability of medicines was a general reason for discontinuation of medication.Conclusion:
Patients can improve their ailments if they are provided with steady medicines.
Key Words: Psychosis, medication, non-compliance.
Keyword :
Psychosis, medication, non-compliance.