Schizophrenia affects not only the patient suffering from the symptoms, but the family members of the affected patient, community members and the nursing/ medical team caring for the affected patient. 1. What do you think a family goes through who has a

Schizophrenia affects not only the patient suffering from the symptoms, but the family members of the affected patient, community members and the nursing/ medical team caring for the affected patient.

1. What do you think a family goes through who has a member who is suffering from schizophrenia?

2. Do you think a patient’s diagnosis of schizophrenia is easily accepted, it’s treatment compliance and acceptance of the diagnosis by the patient’s family differs based on culture? If yes, give examples. If no, give a reason.

3. Why do you think some schizophrenics have a hard time staying on medication?

Each initial discussion post must be between 300-400 words. You will be graded on grammar and writing style. You must use one acceptable reference source (Wikipedia is not permitted and your text book is considered as an acceptable source). Reference must be in APA format (you can go to purdue owl online if you have questions or use bibme.org). This post is due by day April 5th. Each student must respond to at least one student’s original post by day April 12th. This grade is a compilation of both the original post and the response post.