The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and who is currently seeking treatment for drug addiction to crack cocaine
In planning care for this patient, which of the following is a priority goal for psychiatric rehabilitation? 1. Treating the drug addiction
2. Treatment in an integrated program for both diagnoses
3. Medication compliance
4. Treating the schizophrenia
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Rationale: The severely mentally ill sometimes do poorly in substance abuse programs that stress confrontation or demand sobriety as a precondition to treatment. Integrated programs for the dually diagnosed mentally ill include inpatient and day treatment programs and group interventions. Adjusting the psychotropic medications for these clients may help them deal with problems such as dysphoria and anxiety that lead to self-medication with drugs and alcohol. There is no evidence that the client was not compliant with the medication regimen for schizophrenia.
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