Patient Adherence to Medical Treatment Regimens: Bridging the Gap Between Behavioral Science and Biomedicine

by Alan J. Christensen

The single most important public health problem facing physicians today may be the failure of patients to follow their prescribed treatment regimens, a phenomenon that results in treatment failures, increased morbidity and mortality, and enormous burdens to society and the economy. This book focuses on the many factors that influence adherence behavior and discusses how this behavior can be improved.
Drawing on data from social, personality,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300103492
• ISBN13: 9780300103496
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.5"