NONCOMPLIANCE AS A REASON FOR INADEQUATE RELAPSE PREVENTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIC-PATIENTS

Objective: The paper reports on the recruitment of a multicenter study on ambulant prophylactic treatment of schizophrenic disorders. Method s: For a study of the relapse-preventative effect of different dose pa tterns of Flupentixol, a screening phase was carried out among of 1129 schizophrenic patients. The aim of the screening phase was to establi sh the criteria for exclusion or inclusion in the treatment phase of t he study. Results: Only 62 patients could be included. The reason for 54 patients not beeing included was a lack of compliance from either t he patient or the clinician. The meaning of patient- and therapist-com pliance in carrying out a multicenter study is also discussed.