Treatment Non-adherence Patterns Among Patients With Mental Illness: A Study From the District Mental Health Care Center in India

Abstract

Introduction: The success of any medical intervention, including mental health treatment, depends largely on patient adherence to the prescribed regimen. In psychiatric illnesses, one of the biggest problems is getting people to adhere to their treatment schedule, representing a treatment gap that increases the burdens of patients, families, communities, and countries. Globally, it has become necessary for community health organizations to actively work towards reducing this gap and treatment non-adherence. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to examine treatment non-adherence patterns among patients with mental illness.