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When patients diagnosed with schizophrenia suffer from anosognosia, they often refuse medication, believing that:

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: They are not actually ill. Anosognosia is a symptom of schizophrenia where patients lack awareness of their illness. This leads them to deny their condition and refuse treatment.
Choice A is incorrect as it assumes patients are aware of the medication's effectiveness.
Choice B is incorrect as it introduces a paranoid belief not related to anosognosia.
Choice C is incorrect as it focuses on physical side effects, not denial of illness.

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