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Is it safe to wake a person with schizophrenia while they're having nightmare?

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No: Actually the answer is probably yes, however patients with thought disorders can at times be unpredictable. That being said even patients that do not have mood or thought disorders do not like being awakend.

Answered 3/26/2013

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