I agree that trying to force hallucinations and paranoia away or talk someone out of them almost never works. I was citing verbatim the list of what people from the NAMI survey listed as their needs.
Just a note that the APA here is the American Psychological rather than Psychiatric Association (both go by APA, confusingly) and lists only talk therapy and social support methods, not including medication. For psychosis in particular, I think virtually anyone in the field would say medication is the first line of treatment. The kinds of treatment listed there are good for ongoing management, but if I ever became psychotic I would absolutely want a psychiatrist or emergency room to be my first stop. Talk therapy would be good to add in later.
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I agree that trying to force hallucinations and paranoia away or talk someone out of them almost never works. I was citing verbatim the list of what people from the NAMI survey listed as their needs.
Just a note that the APA here is the American Psychological rather than Psychiatric Association (both go by APA, confusingly) and lists only talk therapy and social support methods, not including medication. For psychosis in particular, I think virtually anyone in the field would say medication is the first line of treatment. The kinds of treatment listed there are good for ongoing management, but if I ever became psychotic I would absolutely want a psychiatrist or emergency room to be my first stop. Talk therapy would be good to add in later.