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Factors Associated With Non-Adherence Among Psychiatric Patients At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan: A Questionnaire Based Cross-Sectional Study, Fawad Taj, Mansoor Tanwir, Zarmeneh Aly, Ameer Ali Khowajah, Asma Tariq, Fahd Khalid Syed, Fahd Waqar, Khezar Shahzada

Department of Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: To elucidate predictors of non-adherence among psychiatric patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan, for follow-up with consultant psychiatrist.

METHODS: A convenient sampleof psychiatric patients from Aga Khan University Hospital was enrolled between April and May, 2005. An interviewer assisted, standardized questionnaire was used for data collection. Patients with cognitive deficit or psychosis and those presenting for the first time were not included in the study.

RESULTS: Out of 128 patients, those with co-morbidity (32.81%) were less adherent than those without comorbidity (p-value:0.002). Adherence among depressed was 61.53%; psychotic was 58.82%; bipolar disorder was 73.91%. Reasons for …

What Do Patients Want From Their Psychiatrist? A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Based Exploratory Study From Karachi, Roomasa Channa, M. N. Siddiqi

Department of Psychiatry

Background: The aspects of consultation that are important for psychiatric Patients have always remained a less acknowledged area. The aim of this study was to identify these aspects. Methods: A Cross- sectional, questionnaire based study was carried out in a psychiatry outPatient clinic of two tertiary care hospitals in a developing country. The Patients were asked to fill out the questionnaire containing a total of 11 close-ended questions plus 1 open- ended question. They graded them as not important, important, very important or do not know. Non-psychotic Patients aged 18 and above, visiting the clinic were recruited into the study …