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Nonadherence

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Doctors take care to communicate with their patients, carefully examining them, assessing the problem, and conscientiously developing an appropriate treatment plan. A week later the patient is no better. Upon further investigation the doctor finds that the patient had not adhered to the plan. The doctor naturally feels thwarted and cynical about attempting to help the patient further. The patient’s behavior appears to be irrational and self-destructive.

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  1. Sioux Falls Family Practice Residency, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, USA

    Michael V. Bloom Ph.D. (Director of Behavioral Science)

  2. College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, USA

    David A. Smith M.D., C.M.D. (Professor of Family Medicine, President, Geriatric Consultants of Central Texas)

  3. Brownwood, TX, 76804, USA

    David A. Smith M.D., C.M.D. (Professor of Family Medicine, President, Geriatric Consultants of Central Texas)

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Bloom, M.V., Smith, D.A. (2001). Nonadherence. In: Brief Mental Health Interventions for the Family Physician. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0153-0_10

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