All partners must engage in open dialogue about medication concerns and side-effects. Clinicians must invite discussion about side-effects and ask the questions that will determine their presence. Uncomfortable side-effects are often at the root of treatment failure. Working to resolve and minimize these experiences is likely to enhance long-term compliance. Maintenance treatment is extremely important in resolving psychosis and preventing relapse.
Adjunctive rehabilitation can also be helpful.
Optimal wellness depends upon holistic strategies which reinforce successful adaptation to chronic illness while minimizing the potential for disability. Partners must engage in a process of ongoing negotiation during all phases of the illness. Clients who are symptom-free need opportunities to discuss the rationale for prophylactic treatment. In the absence of this information these clients may be at risk of discontinuing drug therapy. Attempting to prevent relapse and the potential for disability takes a concerted effort on the part of all partners.