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nonadherence

nonadherence Nonadherence is not following a prescribed medication plan as intended.

Nonadherence is not following a prescribed medication plan as intended. In this context, it refers to antidepressant use being disrupted in everyday practice, often because of worries about long-term effects, difficulty tolerating side effects, or social and cultural influences.

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Drafting source: Bağcaz Arda; Özel Beren. The short-term effectiveness of antidepressants in a transdiagnostic sample and determinants of side effects and medication nonadherence: an observational study. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1752173; article XML SHA-256 f9c179642de273019515edd15f2856b118321b2e594bca5e50136975ae32b2b4. “The short-term effectiveness of antidepressants in a transdiagnostic sample and determinants of side effects and medication nonadherence: an observational study” (10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1752173).
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