Schizophrenia is a chronic and serious mental disorder, which is mainly manifested by abnormal perception, thinking, emotion and behavior, which will have a serious impact on the lives of patients and their families.
The Spring Festival is approaching, many family members choose to let the patients care at home, for them, how to spend the Spring Festival safely and prevent the recurrence of the disease is very important. As a joint unit of the National Psychiatric Center, the Hunan Psychiatric Center and the Hunan Provincial Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Quality Control Center, the psychiatrist of the Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province (Hunan Provincial Brain Hospital) told everyone that they should do this:
Start by taking your medication on time.
Schizophrenia patients generally need a long period of medication, during the Spring Festival, it is inevitable to go out to visit friends, then you need to bring enough medication, remember to take medication on time, and avoid missing or stopping medication. At the same time, the number of gatherings during the Spring Festival increases, and the diet should be reasonable, regular and quantitative, and do not drink alcohol or overeat.
Second, pay attention to observation.
Patients should observe whether to swallow when taking the drug, and observe whether there are any side effects after taking the drug, common extrapyramidal reactions, orthostatic hypotension, skin allergies and so on. At the same time, during the holiday period, family members should pay more attention to accompanying patients, try to meet the reasonable needs of patients, and avoid the causes of recurrence or aggravation of the disease. Talk to patients more, observe their daily behavior, understand their inner thoughts, pay attention to stabilizing emotions, and enhance patients' confidence in life and courage to overcome diseases. If the patient's condition changes, please consult a doctor in time.
Finally, create a safe and comfortable environment.
It is necessary to collect all unsafe items in the home to prevent suicide and injury. At the same time, create a good rest environment and maintain regular work and rest.
Contributed by: Tang Tao, Department of Adult Psychiatry (Male Ward) of the Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province (Hunan Brain Hospital).
Editor: Liu Yuchen
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