Anxiety, Depression and Patient Adherence
This article presents a quantitative review and synthesis of studies correlating treatment noncompliance with anxiety and depression. Compared with nondepressed patients, the odds are 3 times greater that depressed patients will be noncompliant with medical treatment recommendations. The results point to the importance of recognizing depression as a risk factor for poor outcomes among patients who might not be adhering to medical advice.
- Title: Depression Is a Risk Factor for Noncompliance With Medical Treatment - Meta-analysis of the Effects of Anxiety and Depression on Patient Adherence
- Authors: M. Robin DiMatteo, PhD; Heidi S. Lepper, PhD; Thomas W. Croghan, MD
- Date: 2000
- Source: Arch Intern Med. 2000;160(14):2101-2107. doi:10.1001/archinte.160.14.2101.
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