A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the community mental health nurse, "I threw away my pills because they interfere with God's voice." The nurse identifies the cause of the patient's ineffective management of the medication regimen as:

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The patient's ineffective management of the medication regimen is most closely related to impaired reasoning abilities. The patient believes in being an exalted person who hears God's voice, rather than an individual with a serious mental illness who needs medication to control symptoms. Data do not suggest that any of the other factors often relate to medication nonadherence.

A Patient Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Tells the Community Mental Health