Need help dealing with friends first episode

[SzAdmin]

@Concernedfriend

So…how do we get him the help he needs? What can she do to remove him from the house? Do we try to explain reality or go along with the delusions? Do we just let him run free??? Any help/suggestions would be VERY much appreciated. We are all so lost, worried and frustrated.

Don’t give up. Here are some resources:

First Aid for Psychosis:

http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/005561.html

and - try to get him here for help (identify some things that are bothing him that he can agree to - e.g. feeling anxious, or depressed, etc.

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