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This paper examines the prevalence of non\u2010adherence in a cohort of patients with FEP and the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with non\u2010adherent behaviour.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The sample included consecutive patients accepted from 2007 to 2012 into the Early Psychosis Intervention Programme (EPIP) in Singapore. Sociodemographic variables as well as DUP, insight, severity of psychopathology and clinical diagnoses were collected. Patients were assessed at baseline and 1 year with the PANSS and Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF). 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