Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Psychotic Disorders Compared to Persons Without Psychiatric Illness

The authors compared antihypertensive medication adherence and blood pressure control among middle-aged and older outpatients with schizophrenia and related those with psychotic disorders versus persons without any psychiatric illness. A total of 178 subjects were included in the investigation (89 p...

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Published in:Psychosomatics (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2005-03, Vol.46 (2), p.135-141
Main Authors: Dolder, Christian R., Furtek, Kari, Lacro, Jonathan P., Jeste, Dilip V.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antihypertensive agents
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Schizophrenia - epidemiology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The authors compared antihypertensive medication adherence and blood pressure control among middle-aged and older outpatients with schizophrenia and related those with psychotic disorders versus persons without any psychiatric illness. A total of 178 subjects were included in the investigation (89 patients with a psychotic disorder and 89 randomly selected, age-matched comparison subjects). Although the two groups had similar antihypertensive medication adherence, the patients with a psychotic disorder were significantly less likely to have had controlled blood pressure during the 1-year study period. The results highlight the need for clinicians to monitor closely the management of medical comorbidity in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders.
ISSN:0033-3182
1545-7206
DOI:10.1176/appi.psy.46.2.135