One of the greatest challenges faced by mental professionals when prescribing psychotropic medications is:
a) patient non-compliance with prescription instructions.
b) the astronomical expense of such medications.
c) the very high frequency with which patients become "hooked" on the medications.
d) the high likelihood that once a patient starts psychotropic medication they will never be able to stop the drugs without re-emergence of their symptoms.
ANS: A, Patients not taking their medications, as prescribed, is one of the biggest problems in the use of psychotropic drugs.
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