The nurse is caring for a patient with a recent diagnosis of schizophrenia.His wife asks how long it will be until her husband is cured.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

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Schizophrenia can be managed with therapy and medications.It cannot be permanently cured.Evidence suggests that early treatment for schizophrenia improves long-term prognosis.Patients who are treated for first episodes generally respond to the therapeutic effects and require lower doses of antipsychotic medications.After starting a medication,the patient should be monitored for 2 to 4 weeks for therapeutic response.

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