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The challenge of patient adherence

The quality of healthcare outcomes depends on patients' adherence to recommended treatment regimens. Patient non-adherence can pose a pervasive threat to health and well-being, and entail a significant burden...

The physician-patient working Alliance, 2006

The cognitive and emotional dimensions of the doctor-patient relationship (working covenant) were examined in relation to patients' beliefs about the usefulness of treatment (perceived usefulness), patients' beliefs about their ability to adhere to treatment (adherence...

A collaborative approach to the treatment alliance in bipolar disorder

Objectives: The therapeutic alliance is the arena in which psychopharmacological and other therapeutic interventions occur. The nature and quality of the therapeutic alliance can influence treatment adherence and the realisation of the benefits of effective treatment....