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    Reasons associated with relapse in patients with schizophrenia.
    (University of Fort Hare, 2012-11-30) Mtana, Babalwa Christina
    Introduction: The high number of relapse in patients with schizophrenia has prompted the researcher to conduct the study and this result in these patients having to be admitted in hospital for a longer period. Problem: The researcher is concerned about the high rate of re-admission of patients with schizophrenia at Fort England Hospital. During the month of June 2011, from the twenty users who were admitted with schizophrenia 70% of these patients were relapsed cases. The problem is the movement of users in and out of the institution. When these users are discharged they are sent home in the care of their families. The patients diagnosed with schizophrenia require a lot of support from their families. It is questionable if the families are offering enough support to the user. Therefore, based on the stated problems, the researcher wanted to establish the factors that cause relapse (Almond et al, 2004:2). Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the reason for relapse in patients with schizophrenia who are admitted to Fort England Hospital and recommend strategies to reduce relapse.