American Psychiatric Association

April 20, 2018 | Editorial Board | View Online | Psychiatric News

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It's C. Make a gentle inquiry about medication adherence.

Explanation: Taking medication as directed requires the cooperation of parent(s) and child, and often school personnel as well. In a patient who has a recurrence of symptoms after an initial good response, gentle inquiry about medication adherence should be made prior to making a change in dose. In general pediatric practice, adherence to medication regimens is associated with the degree of parental concern about the seriousness of the child’s illness, severity of the child’s symptoms, and prior adherence to treatment. Adherence appears to be inversely related to the complexity of the medication regimen (including the number of medicines used and the frequency of dosing). Adherence to treatment often relates to child and parental attitudes about taking medications for emotional or behavioral problems.

Muskin PR, ed. Study Guide to Psychiatry: A Companion to the American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, Sixth Edition. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2015: 124, 448. Click here to purchase. Members can purchase at a discount.

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