A 31-year-old man with schizophrenia has had four admissions in 18 months. He lives alone in a boarding house,…

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A 31-year-old man with schizophrenia has had four admissions in 18 months. He lives alone in a boarding house, keeps about one clinic appointment in five, and each relapse has followed his stopping the depot antipsychotic. During this admission he settles on paliperidone palmitate within three weeks, has no psychotic symptoms, can explain what the medicine is for and why he needs it, and declines his sister's offer of a room. He accepts injections as an inpatient but says he will not travel to t…

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Assertive community treatment team

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Community residential rehabilitation unit

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Routine outpatient clinic follow-up

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Shared care with his general practitioner

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Supported employment program

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