TY - JOUR T1 - Formal guidelines including a pill box improved medication adherence for patients with chronic mental illness JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 47 LP - 47 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.2.47 VL - 2 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/2/47.abstract N2 - Azrin NH, Teichner G.Evaluation of an instructional program for improving medication compliance for chronically mentally ill outpatients.Behav Res Ther1998 Sep;36:849–61OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question Can specific, multicomponent guidelines including a compartmentalised pill box given to patients with mental illness, alone or in the presence of a family member, increase the proportion of patients who comply with their medications? Randomised controlled trial with 2 months follow up.An outpatient mental health clinic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.49 patients were assessed and 39 completed the study (mean age 38.5 y, 59% women, 64% white). Inclusion criteria were chronic mental illness; current use of psychotropic oral medications; ≥18 years of age; normal intelligence; living with an adult family member; primary diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, or major depressive disorder; and not currently abusing alcohol or controlled substances … ER -