Today, 12:17 AM
In fact, they often do not. Sadly, all too many friends and family members see this as their one and only solution when an episode presents itself. The end result being the patient trapped within a psych ward for upwards of a week or even more despite having fully recovered within the first day of being sent. This could be avoided with a better understanding of how people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia operate.
Psychotic people become familiar with their condition over time. They recognize what "the psychotic feeling" entails. While this doesn't mean that they can just shrug their symptoms off as if they were dust on their shoulders, it does mean that they can work through them with time. A far shorter amount of time than a psych ward would put them through.
Sadly, too many psychotic patients have families who do nothing apart from rush to call 911 the moment bizarre behavior is observed. This course of action will often be detrimental rather than helpful to the patient as well as worsen the relationship they have with their support system. A relationship that is a large part of the patient's wellness.
If the patient isn't harming themselves. If the patient isn't harming others. Give the patient the time that they need to mellow out. That is usually all that they require
Psychotic people become familiar with their condition over time. They recognize what "the psychotic feeling" entails. While this doesn't mean that they can just shrug their symptoms off as if they were dust on their shoulders, it does mean that they can work through them with time. A far shorter amount of time than a psych ward would put them through.
Sadly, too many psychotic patients have families who do nothing apart from rush to call 911 the moment bizarre behavior is observed. This course of action will often be detrimental rather than helpful to the patient as well as worsen the relationship they have with their support system. A relationship that is a large part of the patient's wellness.
If the patient isn't harming themselves. If the patient isn't harming others. Give the patient the time that they need to mellow out. That is usually all that they require