Figure 4

Changes in the Drug Attitude Inventory-30 (DAI-30) score from the Medication Discontinuation Program (MDP) intervention group ( n  = 7) and non-intervention group ( n  = 17). The DAI-30 was conducted before and after implementation of the MDP in the intervention group. In the non-intervention group, initial evaluation was conducted in the early stages of the recovery phase and a second evaluation was conducted 30.3 ± 7.7 days later. The DAI-30 scores are shown by box-and-whisker plots. Black triangles indicate the median value in each group. In the intervention group, the mean scores of the DAI-30 measured before and after the MDP are as follows: (A) Total: −2.6 ± 13.2 and 18.3 ± 9.2 (P = 0.002); (B) “awareness of the need for medication”: 0.9 ± 4.9 and 5.7 ± 4.2 (P = 0.015); (C) “awareness of the effects of psychiatric drugs”: −4.6 ± 4.7 and 5.1 ± 3.8 (P = 0.002); (D) “impression of medication”: 1.1 ± 5.1 and 7.4 ± 2.2 (P = 0.014). Before: before the MDP, After: after the MDP, Initial: initial evaluation, Second: second evaluation. * P < 0.01, ** P < 0.05 by the two-sample t-test.