A Patient Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Tells the Community Mental Health

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the community mental health nurse, "I threw away my pills because they interfere with God's voice." The nurse identifies the etiology of the patient's ineffective management of the medication regime as which of the following?

A) Inadequate discharge planning
B) Poor therapeutic alliance with clinicians
C) Dislike of antipsychotic medication side effects
D) Lack of insight secondary to the schizophrenia