Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Educational Problems
DEFINITION
- When limited educational attainment or literacy interferes with the ability to access, understand, or adhere to medical or psychiatric care. For example, someone who cannot read will be unable to follow directions on a pill bottle.
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Last updated: August 16, 2025
Citation
Gary, Joseph, et al. "Educational Problems." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787123/2.1/Educational_Problems.
Gary J, Prince E, Bounds S. Educational Problems. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787123/2.1/Educational_Problems. Accessed October 8, 2025.
Gary, J., Prince, E., & Bounds, S. (2025). Educational Problems. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787123/2.1/Educational_Problems
Gary J, Prince E, Bounds S. Educational Problems [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 08]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787123/2.1/Educational_Problems.
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