| Note |
Apathy and indifference a problem for the… Patient - idle and unreliable, unwilling and unable to bear daily responsibilities, the apathetic, indifferent patient's prospects for a better life are not very good. Family - the emotional and practical problems that can result from the presence of an idle, irresponsible schizophrenic in the family can, and often do, reach the very limit of what is tolerable for the family and patient alike. Physician - the patient who is apathetic and indifferent to seeing his physician adds greatly to the difficulties of monitoring his progress and loses the real therapeutic value that results from your expression of interest and concern. To help the ambulatory schizophrenic function more normally Orap tablets activate the apathetic individual. Patients who are apathetic and indifferent often become more open and cheerful and show a marked change in initiative and motivation to work. The willingness to work and ability to perform constitute an important step toward social acceptability and reintegration into the community. |
