Psychotropic Medication Adherence and Its Associated Factors Among Schizophrenia Patients: Exploring the Consistency of Adherence Scales

Background and objective

Non-adherence to psychotropic medication can aggravate an individual’s illness, diminish treatment efficacy, or make patients less responsive to future therapeutic interventions. There are several scales available to measure non-adherence to medications. In this study, we aimed to measure psychotropic medication adherence and its associated factors among schizophrenic outpatients in Saudi Arabia.