OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a psychoeducational training, compliance, medication management, and illness-related attitudes were assessed among schizophrenic outpatients.METHODS: Study patients who attended at least 70% of 10 psychoeducational sessions (n = 74) and the 57 patients of the control group were reexamined 2 years after the end of intervention.RESULTS: Attenders had better compliance, were more confident in medication codetermination and more satisfied with their knowledge about medication. Confidence in medication and physician increased whereas in the control both decreased.CONCLUSIONS: Although there were no statistically significant differences the results show impressive longterm effects of psychoeducational training.
Adult Antipsychotic Agents