Hospitalisations ‘due to poor compliance’

Most patients with schizophrenia present in the 15-to-45 age group (mainly in their late teens or early twenties), Gary Culliton reports in his latest Clinical Update. There should be a team approach for helping people through the initial acute stage and later in long-term outpatient treatment. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that is more common than most people realise: a total of 1 per cent of the population will be diagnosed with this condition. It is one of the main causes of mental health hospitalisation, which is both expensive and disruptive. It is also devastating for families. “It makes a…