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Acceptance of mental illness and attitude towards pharmacotherapy among patients hospitalized in forensic psychiatry departments

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  • Joanna Fojcik

  • Michał Górski

  • Daniel Szawarnoga

  • Anetta Lasek – Bal

  • April 30, 2026

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    The study assessed disease acceptance and attitudes toward pharmacotherapy in 121 patients in forensic psychiatry settings.

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    Patients showed moderate to good disease acceptance, with a mean Acceptance of Illness Scale score of 28 points.

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    Seventy-four percent of respondents had a positive attitude toward pharmacological treatment.

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    No significant correlation was found between disease acceptance and treatment attitudes or the length of hospitalization.

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    The findings suggest the need for individualized therapy in forensic psychiatry due to the independence of acceptance and treatment attitudes.

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Acceptance of mental illness and attitude towards pharmacotherapy among patients hospitalized in forensic psychiatry departments

  • by Joanna Fojcik, Michał Górski, Daniel Szawarnoga, Anetta Lasek – Bal

  • April 30, 2026

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