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Abstract
Patients with psychotic disorders especially those have delusions show a greater degree of non-adherence to treatment than those with physical disorders. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relation between conviction and preoccupation of delusion and adherence to medication among psychotic patients. Subjects and Method: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized. The study subjects consisted of 110 psychotic patients suffering from delusional beliefs recruited from psychiatric outpatient clinics at Port Said Psychiatric Health Hospital and Demira Mental Health Hospital. Three tools were utilized to collect data which were the Conviction of Delusional Beliefs Scale, A structured Interview Schedule for the Assessment of Delusional Beliefs, Drug Attitude Inventory Scale, in addition to personal and clinical data questionnaire. Results: The majority of the studied patients didn’t adhere to the medication. Also, the majority of studied patients had moderate degrees of conviction and preoccupation of delusional beliefs. Conclusion: The study revealed that, there was statistically significant positive correlation between preoccupation of delusional beliefs and conviction of delusional beliefs. While, there were statistically significant inverse correlations between conviction and preoccupation of delusional beliefs and adherence to medication among the studied psychotic patients. Recommendations: The main recommendation was designing and applying psycho-educational program for psychotic patients about the importance of medication adherence and the consequences of non-adherence.