Question

As a child, jackson demonstrated odd and eccentric behavior that was ignored by his parents, who were both drug addicts. at 15, he was taken from his home and placed into foster care; then, at 20, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. the mental health providers were not optimistic about his responsiveness to treatment because of the long-term development of the disorder. jackson most likely has ________ schizophrenia.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: chronic

A schizophrenia is considered as chronic if the effect of the illness is already considered as severe and the occurence of the symtoms happen on the constant basis. Up to this point, the the patient's brain no longer able to distinguish the line between hallucination and reality