Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Psychotic Disorders Compared to Persons Without Psychiatric Illness
| Autor: | Jonathan P. Lacro, Kari Furtek, Dilip V. Jeste, Christian R. Dolder |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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| Zdroj: | Psychosomatics. 46:135-141 |
| ISSN: | 0033-3182 |
| Popis: | The authors compared antihypertensive medication adherence and blood pressure control among middle-aged and older outpatients with schizophrenia and related those with psychotic disorders versus persons without any psychiatric illness. A total of 178 subjects were included in the investigation (89 patients with a psychotic disorder and 89 randomly selected, age-matched comparison subjects). Although the two groups had similar antihypertensive medication adherence, the patients with a psychotic disorder were significantly less likely to have had controlled blood pressure during the 1-year study period. The results highlight the need for clinicians to monitor closely the management of medical comorbidity in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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