Brain Injury Schizophrenia
According to a new study, people who have schizophrenia are more likely to suffer medical injuries while staying in the hospital. Researchers found that schizophrenia patients had an increased risk of such medical injuries as bedsores, infections, sepsis, and postoperative respiratory failure while hospitalized compared to the general population. Scientists say their finding confirms that medical and surgical hospitalizations are an at-risk time for people with this mental health condition, and...
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