A male client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia refuses to take his medication because of his paranoia that the medication may be poisoned.Frequent inpatient readmissions to the facility occur as a result.Which term is given to repeated inpatient admissions?

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Recidivism often occurs as a result of noncompliance with prescribed therapy,as in the case of this client who is not taking his medications.Adequate community resources help to prevent recidivism.Milieu refers to the mental health care environment;chronicity refers to a long duration,such as occurs with a chronic illness like schizophrenia;and noncompliance describes a situation in which the client does not follow the prescribed plan of care,often resulting in recidivism.

A Male Client with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Refuses to Take