Predictors of noncompliance in males with first-episode @entity161 , XXXX .

@entity1 @entity914 @entity2146 @entity161 @entity716
PURPOSE: Many factors influencing compliance in @entity161 have been reported in the literature. Our aim was to assess predictors of noncompliance in male @entity1 with first-episode @entity161 , @entity914 in a naturalistic setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Fifty-six male @entity1 , discharged from hospital, were included in a 1-year follow-up study. Psychopathological symptoms were assessed with positive and negative syndrome scale at admission and discharge, while extrapyramidal side effects were recorded weekly during hospitalisation using the Simpson-Angus and Barnes @entity2146 scales. Socio-demographic and some other variables were also recorded. RESULTS: Thirty @entity1 (53.6%) dropped out of treatment in the first year and 21 of them relapsed. With the Cox survival analysis three predictors of noncompliance were found: diagnosis of @entity161 versus the other two diagnoses, positive symptoms at admission, and lack of insight at discharge. Discussion. In spite of a specific methodology and selection of only first-episode male @entity1 , the results are in accordance with the findings of other authors. This confirms the universality of noncompliance in @entity716 @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: First-episode @entity1 have a high dropout rate. However, in compliant @entity1 , the relapse rate was low, and therefore special attention and compliance-promoting interventions in first-episode @entity1 are needed.
