Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2004
A 27-year-old patient was admitted to the psychiatric hospital for the 4-th time during 2 years. He heard voices commenting on his actions, had delusions of persecution (was sure that mafia wanted to kill him). He was discharged from the hospital with the diagnosis of schizophrenia, state of remission after a course of treatment with neuroleptics. What is necessary to do to prevent relapses of schizophrenia?
Answer options
- Participation in a self-assistance group
- Supportive treatment with neuroleptics of prolonged action
- Psychoanalytic treatment
- Psychiatric observation
- Long-term hospitalisation
Correct answer
Supportive treatment with neuroleptics of prolonged action
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