A client with schizophrenia asks the nurse, "What are my chances for recovery?" What response should the nurse give?
A) "The right medications have proven to be extremely effective in assisting with recovery."
B) "Substantial recovery can occur with appropriate treatment and support."
C) "Although treatment may help with symptoms, there is no cure for schizophrenia."
D) "Lack of clinical insight is one of the most important features of recovery."
B) "Substantial recovery can occur with appropriate treatment and support."
Explanation: A) Pharmacological interventions have so far had limited effectiveness for improving negative symptoms o cognitive deficits of schizophrenia.
B) Substantial recovery can occur with the appropriate treatment and support with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is now seen as a disorder that affects the individual episodically and from which many, if not most, patients will recover substantially with appropriate treatment and supports.
C) Schizophrenia is now seen as a disorder that affects the individual episodically and from which many, if not most, patients will recover substantially with appropriate treatment and supports; however, there is no cure for schizophrenia.
D) Lack of clinical insight has been accepted as one of the most important features of schizophrenia. Insight can be defined as the awareness of having a mental disorder, of specific symptoms and their attribution to the disorder, of social consequences, and of need for treatment.
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