TY - JOUR T1 - In depression, increased psychological reactance is associated with poorer treatment compliance JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 113 LP - 113 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-102052 VL - 18 IS - 4 AU - Susanne Jaeger Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/4/113.abstract N2 - Commentary on: De Las Cuevas C, Peñate W, Sanz EJ. The relationship of psychological reactance, health locus of control and sense of self-efficacy with adherence to treatment in psychiatric outpatients with depression. BMC Psychiatry 2014;14:324.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedPsychological reactance and doctor-attributed health locus of control are associated with medication adherence.In particular, the correlation of reactance and non-adherence needs to be considered when giving clinical advice. This requires flexible and sensitive counselling skills from mental health professionals.As these conclusions are based on correlations, further studies are needed to provide an insight into potential causal directions and to identify possible interventions.Although it is a challenge to successful treatment of depression, medication non-adherence is a prevalent phenomenon. There is evidence that attitudes and beliefs are at least as important as side-effects in … ER -