Elaborate symptom monitoring for this patient in a ward who is diagnosed with schezophrenia. What are the risks associated for this patient and discuss the risk assessments in detail. Analyse medication management and their side effect
A patient was first treated at home with regular visits by members of the Crisis and Assessment Treatment Team (CATT), after few weeks, attending clinicians and family concluded that the patient was not making much progress, and was deteriorating in her mental state. Notably, she was increasingly isolated, presenting with delusional thinking, quite paranoid and presenting with aggressive behaviour and threats to assault family, all symptoms that are out of character. A check up by the psychiatrist is done and a diagnosis of schizophrenia is confirmed.
Question: Elaborate symptom monitoring for this patient in a ward who is diagnosed with schezophrenia. What are the risks associated for this patient and discuss the risk assessments in detail. Analyse medication management and their side effects
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