Suggest Treatment For Schizophrenia

Posted on Fri, 20 Oct 2017

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Question : My friend has just been put in a Group Home, after being released from hospitalization for a relapse of schitzophrenia. He is 45 and responded very well to the medication. However, he is far from where I can visit him, and I want to try and get him placed in a Group Home closer to where I live.He wants to live on his own with the guardianship of his parents which proved to be a disaster in the past. Is there any way he can live on his own as an outpatient with a social worker who checks on him weekly to see that he reports to his doctor and is taking his medicine?

Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Consultation

Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.

Unfortunately schizophrenia usually requires group homes to achieve best and safest results. We want to avoid re-hospitalization which requires medication adherence, which is difficult for people with schizophrenia to do on their own, thus the need for a group home with daily observed medication administration. It is the best thing for him to keep him healthy and safe.

Dr. Sheppe

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