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Suggest An Effective Treatment For Schizophrenia

my dad is suffering from a disease named schizophrenia.his thoughts are always distorted.which is like nuisance to a normal person.he doesnt dress up nicely like a normal person,nor does he talks like one.its always irritating.which is the best treatment that can be done???
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Hello and welcome to Healthcare Magic. Thanks for your query.

I understand that you are concerned about your father's psychiatric problem. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness which requires long term treatment. Treatment is with anti-psychotic medication like Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Aripiprazole, etc. The choice of medication will depend on a number of factors like the nature of symptoms, side effect profile, cost, etc. So, I would suggest that you take him to a psychiatrist for starting treatment. Medication has to be taken regularly and usually for a long time.

Wish you all the best.

Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar
Consultant Psychiatrist
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Suggest An Effective Treatment For Schizophrenia

Hello and welcome to Healthcare Magic. Thanks for your query. I understand that you are concerned about your father s psychiatric problem. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness which requires long term treatment. Treatment is with anti-psychotic medication like Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Aripiprazole, etc. The choice of medication will depend on a number of factors like the nature of symptoms, side effect profile, cost, etc. So, I would suggest that you take him to a psychiatrist for starting treatment. Medication has to be taken regularly and usually for a long time. Wish you all the best. Regards, Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar Consultant Psychiatrist