How to care for a person with schizophrenia

The care of schizophrenia patients is divided into acute care and chronic care, which are mainly as follows: 1. Acute care: the main care in the acute phase is to ensure the safety and health of patients, to ensure that patients take their medication and observe them on time; the amount of medication in the acute phase is usually large, so family members need to observe patients’ adverse reactions and changes in their condition, and even need to monitor patients 24 hours a day; at the same time, they should ensure patients’ nutrition, pay attention to Family members and doctors can communicate with patients to reduce the tension and anxiety caused by hallucinations and delusions during the onset of the disease; 2, chronic care: the main care in the chronic period is the implementation of psychological rehabilitation measures, and patients should be allowed to participate in social activities as much as possible at home, and encouraged to participate in cultural activities and work within their capabilities to improve their ability to take care of themselves. Self-care ability, to let patients do a good job of personal life, but also to improve the patient’s social skills, in general, is to prepare for the patient to return to society, because long-term home easily lead to the decline of the patient’s mental state, so family members should actively encourage patients to go out to prevent the occurrence of decline.