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Self-stigma and decision about medication use among a sample of Nigerian outpatients with schizophrenia.

Babatunde FadipeAndrew Toyin OlagunjuAdegboyega OgunwaleYetunde Oyeyemi FadipeTimothy Olaolu Adebowale
Published in: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal (2020)
Medication nonuse and self-stigma are prevalent and interrelated in patients on maintenance therapy for schizophrenia. Obtaining routine information during follow-up appointments about medication use including side effects, the symptom profile, and conducting a focused stigma screening can inform clinical discussions regarding medication use in a shared decision-making process. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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