Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia often are first seen in:
a. Early childhood
b. Adolescence
c. Early adulthood
d. Middle adulthood
B
The onset of schizophrenia usually occurs during adolescence. The individual usually has had a normal childhood but then begins to display behaviors associated with loss of contact with reality, such as hallucinations, delusions, and paranoid feelings.
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a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Health promotion
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1. Ask for extra refills of medication to get them through the months of no coverage 2. Fill their prescriptions less frequently, including critical medications such as warfarin or a statin 3. Fill their critical medications, but hold off on filling less-critical medications 4. Demonstrate no change in their prescription filling pattern
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