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The nurse is presenting at a conference on the management of mental health disorders. Which statement would be appropriate for the nurse to make regarding schizophrenia?

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Rationale: Negative symptoms (e.g., avolition, anhedonia) are harder to treat than positive symptoms (e.g., hallucinations) due to their persistence and resistance to antipsychotics.

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