Medication Adherence in Older People With Psychosis

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia

In brief

This study will determine whether Medication Adherence Therapy (MAT) can improve medication adherence and lower the risk of rehospitalization in older patients with psychosis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00071604

Run by

Veterans Medical Research Foundation

People needed

240

Starts

2002-09-01

Expected to finish

2007-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-06

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• Outpatient status at the time of enrollment
• Currently prescribed maintenance treatment with antipsychotic medication (typical or atypical, oral or depot)

Where it is running

• Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Center (University of California, San Diego) — San Diego, California, United States

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