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02-05-2006, 03:58 AM
Treatment Compliance in Patients With Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
By Ivn D. Montoya, M.D., M.P.H.
Psychiatric Times January 2006 Vol. XXV Issue 1
Compliance is a crucial determinant of the treatment outcome of any medical condition. Poor treatment compliance may affect the therapeutic alliance; create skepticism in both therapist and patient; create resistance; worsen the disease or the prognosis; and increase health care costs (Osterberg and Blaschke, 2005). Unfortunately, poor treatment compliance is often associated with blame, and noncompliant patients are sometimes punished with involuntary administrative discharge from treatment.
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By Ivn D. Montoya, M.D., M.P.H.
Psychiatric Times January 2006 Vol. XXV Issue 1
Compliance is a crucial determinant of the treatment outcome of any medical condition. Poor treatment compliance may affect the therapeutic alliance; create skepticism in both therapist and patient; create resistance; worsen the disease or the prognosis; and increase health care costs (Osterberg and Blaschke, 2005). Unfortunately, poor treatment compliance is often associated with blame, and noncompliant patients are sometimes punished with involuntary administrative discharge from treatment.
Read Whole Article (http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=177101041)