So there are factors causing suffering and people forget their medication that alleviates that suffering, but the first sane thought in your head should never be 'let's start chipping people and confirm the nightmare scenario of the patients we're supposed to be treating'
When it comes to many antipsychotic medications patients suffer from the side effects of taking their medications.
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So I'm a little curious why an article on monitoring compliance digitally only talks to patients who are very very unlikely to be noncompliant.
Then there's this misstatement:
"Many patients with these conditions do not take medication regularly, often with severe consequences."
These people take this medication daily. They may miss a day or two and not notice. Longer periods, they would notice the slow return of phobias or irrational thoughts and realize they had been missing their medication and start taking it again.
For those admitted to the hospital or having a history of severe mental illnesses:
People wonder why anyone would stop taking the medications and relapse. I have no proof but think the treatment can be worse than the disease.
Schizophrenia: a serious mental illness that interferes with a person's ability to think clearly, manage emotions, make decisions and relate to others.
> So I'm a little curious why an article on monitoring compliance digitally only talks to patients who are very very unlikely to be noncompliant.
Noncompliance is a huge problem with schizophrenia. I'm not sure why you'd think otherwise. Something around 50% of medicated schizophrenics go off their meds. Google <schizophrenia noncompliance>.
Is that really the best reason you can think of to treat schizophrenia? I'd think "so they don't harm themselves or others" might rate a bit higher, just for one example.
I stand firmly for the non-aggression principle. There's no violence against others in self-harm and suicide. And unrequested intervention is aggression.
