Donna Was Diagnosed with Schizophrenia in 1995 and Has Managed

question 99

Multiple Choice

Donna was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1995 and has managed to live with her family most of the time since her diagnosis because she has consistently taken antipsychotic medications, with only a few short stays in a psychiatric hospital. However, those who lived with schizophrenia before the development of antipsychotics __________.

• A) could not be treated in hospitals
• B) spent most of their lives either in a catatonic state or in a highly agitated state
• C) were abandoned by their family and friends
• D) spent most of their lives in mental hospitals

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