Schizophrenia is known as a mental disorder from the Cluster A of odd psychotic disorders which affects how a person will think, feel, and behave. This means it will interfere with a person on how to handle situations where they will not be able to manage their emotions, and decisions from experiencing hallucinations, delusions, distorted thinking and behavior. Not only do these patients require a lot of attention, but they also cannot complete daily task without the help of someone else. But the first thing to remember is that there is an emotional, social, and psychological impact for caregiving of a person with the illness. “Caregiving for a patient with schizophrenia can be stressful because of how demanding the caregiving can require.
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There are antipsychotic medications which includes two types; typical, and atypical and should only be taken under a mental health professional. Typical refers to the control of positive and cognitive for the symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, and confusions. Atypical can treat both positive and negative symptoms, and these patients will be given medicine in the form of a pill or liquid, and sometimes injection are available. A patient can undergo psychotherapy where they can receive cognitive behavioral therapy to help learn coping skills for daily challenges. This will improve their goals such as relationships, friendships, school, and work. Coordinated speciality care (CSC) is available where medication, psychosocial therapies, case management, family involvement, support of education, and employment services will be provided. Studies have found that (CSC) shows improvement for people after they experienced their first episode of psychosis. A team of providers will close with the individual using each others decisions to come up with the best recovery …show more content…
This is where you can find different options where a doctor can be provided, and to focus on a specific symptom that a patient is experiencing. Monitoring their medication should be done to stay on track, and make it more successful. A patient should be encouraged to take their medication daily, avoid drugs, and keep track of the progress made. It is also key to watch out for signs of relapse where a patient will stop taking their medication. Caregivers will need to know how to recognize relapse signs such as hostility, insomnia, and strange disappearances. Also, they need to be prepared for crisis situations where hipistilization may be required to keep the patient out of harm, and safe. An emergency plan should already be made in case of a future crisis situation where they can already be prepared. The emergency plan is in case a psychotic episode occurs, and should include the name, number, and address of their physician. Last, caregivers should explore different housing options where they patient will need a supportive place to live. Outside of family homes, a patient can stay at facilities such as residential treatment facilities, twenty-four hour care homes, group and foster homes, and supervised
There are antipsychotic medications which includes two types; typical, and atypical and should only be taken under a mental health professional. Typical refers to the control of positive and cognitive for the symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, and confusions. Atypical can treat both positive and negative symptoms, and these patients will be given medicine in the form of a pill or liquid, and sometimes injection are available. A patient can undergo psychotherapy where they can receive cognitive behavioral therapy to help learn coping skills for daily challenges. This will improve their goals such as relationships, friendships, school, and work. Coordinated speciality care (CSC) is available where medication, psychosocial therapies, case management, family involvement, support of education, and employment services will be provided. Studies have found that (CSC) shows improvement for people after they experienced their first episode of psychosis. A team of providers will close with the individual using each others decisions to come up with the best recovery …show more content…
This is where you can find different options where a doctor can be provided, and to focus on a specific symptom that a patient is experiencing. Monitoring their medication should be done to stay on track, and make it more successful. A patient should be encouraged to take their medication daily, avoid drugs, and keep track of the progress made. It is also key to watch out for signs of relapse where a patient will stop taking their medication. Caregivers will need to know how to recognize relapse signs such as hostility, insomnia, and strange disappearances. Also, they need to be prepared for crisis situations where hipistilization may be required to keep the patient out of harm, and safe. An emergency plan should already be made in case of a future crisis situation where they can already be prepared. The emergency plan is in case a psychotic episode occurs, and should include the name, number, and address of their physician. Last, caregivers should explore different housing options where they patient will need a supportive place to live. Outside of family homes, a patient can stay at facilities such as residential treatment facilities, twenty-four hour care homes, group and foster homes, and supervised