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Title
Depression is a risk factor for noncompliance with medical treatment: meta-analysis of the effects of anxiety and depression on patient adherence.
Authors
DiMatteo, M R; Lepper, H S; Croghan, T W
Abstract
Depression and anxiety are common in medical patients and are associated with diminished health status and increased health care utilization. This article presents a quantitative review and synthesis of studies correlating medical patients' treatment noncompliance with their anxiety and depression.
Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2000, Vol 160, Issue 14, p2101