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Medication is an important part of the treatment of people with serious mental illness. People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder will have a more stable life, fewer relapses, and fewer hospitalizations if they consistently take appropriate medication (Gilmer et al. 2004; Lang et al. 2010). Despite its demonstrated effectiveness, many people with serious mental illness either refuse to take prescribed psychiatric medication or take it inconsistently (Fenton et al. 1997; Lacro et al. 2002; Velligan et al. 2010). Often, medication is considered not only important, but the critical element of treatment, especially for people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Diamond, R. (2012). Psychopharmacology and Medication Adherence. In: McQuistion, H., Sowers, W., Ranz, J., Feldman, J. (eds) Handbook of Community Psychiatry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3149-7_27
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