Abstract

The purpose of the study was to understand the experiences of antipsychotic agents in mentally disabled, and explore the nature of drug compliance. The research participants consisted of the 8 Persons living in Seoul from November 2010 to Aug 2011. The data was created by the interview on the experiences of antipsychotic agents. The analysis of the data was made Colaizzi's phenomenological analytic method. Five categories that emerged from themes and themes clusters were: 1) following taking medicine 2) recognizing medicine's necessity 3) burden from taking medicine 4) facing taking medicine 5) accepting medicine as a company. (Korean J Str Res 2012;20:21∼30)

• Keywords: Antipsychotic agents, Compliance, Mentally disabled, Qualitative research