A Patient Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Tells the Community Mental Health

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 cause of the patient's ineffective management of the medication regimen as:

A) inadequate discharge planning.
B) poor therapeutic alliance with clinicians.
C) impaired reasoning secondary to schizophrenia.
D) dislike of the side effects of antipsychotic medications.

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