Sensation/novelty seeking in psychotic disorders: A review of the literature

Table 4 Sensation/novelty seeking and medication adherence

Ref.	n	Trait-instrument	Main findings
Liraud et al[42]	45 inpatients with schizophrenia and related psychoses 58 inpatients with mood disorders	SS, SSS	SS was associated with poor medication adherence
Aukst Margetić et al[43]	76 schizophrenia outpatients Substance abuse was an exclusion criterion	NS, TCI	NS was associated with medication non-adherence

SS: Sensation seeking; NS: Novelty seeking; SSS: Sensation Seeking scale; TCI: Temperament and character inventory.