The study will take place at University Medical Center in New Orleans, LA and will include 34 patients with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder diagnosis who are admitted to the psychiatric unit. Participants will take tests to assess their knowledge of SSD before and after receiving educational materials during their hospitalization. They will also receive questionnaires assessing their attitudes toward treatment before and after the educational interventions. After each patient is provided with educational material, they will be allowed to ask the healthcare provider questions pertaining to schizophrenia. Following discharge, patients will be followed for a total of 12 months, where they will be called to answer questions about medication adherence.
