Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by long
duration, bizarre delusions, hallucinations, negative symptoms, and
affective symptoms (Os & Kapur, 2009). Recently, 0.4% of the adult
population was diagnosed as schizophrenia, and the median lifetime
incidencewas reported to be 15.2 per 100,000 (McGrath, Saha,
Chant, & Welham, 2008). Schizophrenia is a treatable disorder,
treatment being more effective in its initial stages. It is important
for the patients to adhere to their treatment to yield better management
of the disorder (World Health Organization, 2012).