Adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso em pacientes do espectro esquizofrênico: uma revisão sistemática da literatura Adherence to drug treatment among schizophrenic spectrum patients: a systematic review of the literature

objective: Carry out a systematic review to assess medication adherence among schizophrenic spectrum patients. Method: The searches were carried out in the following databases: PubMed/Medline, Lilacs, SciELO and PePSIC considering articles published between 2001 and 2010. In the search strategy were used descriptors according to its definition in the MeSH DeCS: “schizophrenia” and “patient adherence” or “patient compliance” or “medication adherence”. The correspondence in Portuguese and Spanish were respectively “esquizofrenia/