Antihypertensive medication adherence and blood pressure control in patients with psychotic disorders compared to persons without psychiatric illness

Psychosomatics. 2005 Mar-Apr;46(2):135-41. doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.46.2.135.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Female
  • Health Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Compliance / statistics & numerical data*
  • Schizophrenia / epidemiology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents