develop skills such asmoney management, cooking, and personal grooming, for example, needed for ordinarylife. They may also prepare the person to go or return to work. Individual psychotherapymay help person with schizophrenia learn to sort out the real from the unreal. Grouptherapy may help them learn to get along with others. Self-help groups may help personswith schizophrenia feel that others share their problems. The best way to prevent relapses is to continue to take the prescribed medication. People with schizophrenia may stop taking their medications for several reasons. Sideeffects are one of the most important reasons that people with schizophrenia stop takingtheir medication. It is hard for people to put up with unpleasant side effects for months oryears. It is especially hard when the person feels well. It is very important to find themedication that controls symptoms without causing side effects. Convenience is alsoimportant. Some medications need to be taken two, three, or even four times a day. Others may be taken just once a day. People are more likely to remember to take amedication once a day than several times a day. Some people profer to get injectionsevery month of long-lasting medication. Taking medications regularly is the best way toprevent repeated illness and hospitalization....
