This video describes the concept of anosognosia. Anosognosia is a lack of insight or awareness about having a disorder and is a strong predictor of poor treatment outcomes. Anosognosia often occurs with Schizophrenia and occurs about 40% of the time with Bipolar Disorder. Anosognosia is different than denial. Anosognosia is thought to be neurologically-based. Denial is a psychological mechanism often observed with substance use disorders.

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