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ANOSOGNOSIA...aka lack of insight for people with SMI....and you thought it was a song by Nicki Minaj

Anosognosia is the: "lack of insight," symptomatic in people with severe mental illness (SMI) experienced by some that impairs a person’s ability to understand and perceive his or her illness. It is the single largest reason why people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder refuse medications or do not seek treatment.

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