and medication refusal or noncompliance have reduced its efficacy in the treatment of schizophrenia.1,2 The optimismthat medication use alone can result in full recovery, early discharge, or reduced risk for relapse is not justified in many cases. Recent guidelines on treatment and care for schizophrenia have recommended that sufficient knowledge
about the illness and its treatments and other strategies in psychosocial and/or person-focused interventions should be provided to patients (and/or their family carers) to maximize their acceptance and satisfaction with the treatments and to improve the experience and outcomes of care for these patients.2,3 Health professionals should work in partnership
with patients and their family carers, offering treatment, education, support, and psychosocial care in an atmosphere
of hope and optimism.