Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia Complications
- Noncompliance with medication will frequently lead to a relapse of symptoms.
- Physical illness occurs at high rates among people with schizophrenia due to psychiatric treatment itself (such as side effects from medication) and living conditions associated with chronic disability. These may go undetected because of poor access to medical care and because of difficulties communicating with health care providers.
- Persons with schizophrenia have a high risk of developing a coexisting substance abuse problem, and use of alcohol and/or drugs increases the risk of relapse.
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