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Factors and motives associated with drop-out in an ambulatory service for patients with psychotic disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M. Fuciec ,
S. Mohr  and
C. Garin
M. Fuciec
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
S. Mohr*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
C. Garin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
*
*E-mail address: sylvia.mohr@hcuge.ch
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Abstract

The aim is to study motives and factors associated with treatment drop-out in an ambulatory psychiatric service, which integrates medical, social, familial and rehabilitation treatments. Only 9% of the psychotic patients dropped out, whose motives were non-compliance with medication and unawareness of illness, and the associated factors were comorbidity of substance abuse, social isolation and male gender.

Keywords

Psychotic disordersAmbulatory careDrop-out
Type
Short communication
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , June 2003 , pp. 193 - 195
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS 2003

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