Journal of Psychiatry

Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Multiple Relapse in Schizophrenia, Possible Causes and Prevention
  Author(s): Esther I Ezeani, Obinna V. Chukwuma, Oluwatosin O. Arubuolawe, Victory I. Afolabi, Joanna Obitiye Igo, Linda Angela Mbah and Okelue Edwards Okobi*
  
  In persons with schizophrenia, multiple relapses depict the course of illness, yet the nature of these episodes has not been extensively researched and clinicians may not always be aware of important implications. Most individuals living with schizophrenia experience multiple relapses in the course of their lifetimes. While behaviors may precede the relapses, it has been disclosed that 71% of the behavioral changes may be noticed two weeks prior to the relapses compared to the anomaly rates at other times. Moreover, almost 3 out of every five individuals with schizophrenia experience a relapse in their symptoms after commencing treatment/medication. In most instances, the multiple relapses are increasingly distressing to the patients, their families, and their societies, and not only disrupt the recovery process but also increase the risk of treatment resistance. The objective of this.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2378-5756.24.27.674

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