What Is a Buffer

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What is a buffer?

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Definitions:

Partial Hospitalization

A structured program of outpatient psychiatric services as an alternative to inpatient psychiatric care.

Therapeutic Lithium

Lithium used at therapeutic doses to manage and treat mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder.

Medication Nonadherence

When a patient does not follow their prescribed medication regimen, potentially leading to worsening health outcomes.

Schizophrenia

A chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, resulting in some combination of delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking.