More than this, the patient and his community are often not sufficiently enlightened on the game-changing treatment now available.
I have been sadly overwhelmed with scenarios where patients and their families write off the efficacy of treatment procedures and prepare to live with the mental condition for life.
Consequently, they redirect their efforts towards containing the disease indoors instead of healing it totally.
If you notice unusual developments in yourself or a loved one, don’t be too “positive” to dismiss them.
It doesn’t hurt to reach out to the nearest mental health treatment center to lodge your observance or ask for clarifications.
The good news is overcaution isn’t illegal yet.
Many patients don’t get a timely diagnosis
There are few places where the saying “a stitch in time saves nine” applies as accurately as in the early diagnosis of schizophrenia.
With every day that passes after onset, the patient’s susceptibility to further brain volume loss rises.