Improving Health Literacy in Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to the University Medical Center-New Orleans (UMCNO) inpatient behavioral health unit ages 18 and older with a new or previous diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder outside of substance use disorders * Patients must be proficient in English. * Patients must have a government issued social security number (required for reimbursement through the university). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients at UMCNO that are ages 17 or younger * Patients with SSD and concomitant intellectual disability, as evidenced by prior documented history on chart review or patients suspected to have intellectual disability or impairment based on clinical interactions * Patients with concomitant substance use and documentation of psychosis being resolved after a period of washout and without the use of psychotropic medications * Patients unable to complete health literacy assessments, attitude towards treatment assessments, and IQ testing due to severity of symptoms during hospitalization * Patients that are not proficient in English * Patients that do not have a government issued social security number