March 3, 2026Open Access

Compliance to follow-up and treatment after discharge among chronic psychotic patients

Key Points

Compliance rates for psychotic patients range from 70% to 80%, indicating significant challenges in follow-up treatment.
Personal, familial, and systemic factors contribute to non-compliance, highlighting the complexity of managing psychotic disorders.
The analysis underscores the critical role of insight in patients' willingness to adhere to treatment regimens and attend appointments.
Findings call for targeted strategies to improve adherence among chronic psychotic patients, addressing specific barriers identified.

Abstract

Almost for all disease, especially for chronic ones, compliance is an important factor prevents the success of treatment. While non-compliance and no-show in outpatient follow up appointments declared as 20% - 50% for psychiatric patient populations, it can be 70% - 80% for psychotic patients. For all disease, especially for psychotic patients without insight, there are many factors affecting compliance which can be classified as personal problems and problems concerning family, health system and side effects of medication.

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Ferhan Yener

Cem İlnem

Filiz Çakır

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SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

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