Which of the following trends with regard to the treatment of schizophrenia in people of different racial backgrounds is not true?
A. African Americans with schizophrenia are less likely than white Americans to be prescribed atypical antipsychotic drugs.
B. African Americans are more likely to experience tardive dyskinesia and extrapyramidal effects than white Americans.
C. African American patients are more likely to have a family physician rather than a psychiatrist prescribe their psychotropic drugs.
D. African American patients are more likely to be noncompliant with the directions on how often to take their medication than white Americans.
Ans: D. African American patients are more likely to be noncompliant with the directions on how often to take their medication than white Americans.
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