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How to i get my adult son who is a paranoid schizophrentic to calm down?
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Change medications: Immediately, watch for any environmental stimuli that may aggravate his agitation and attempt to remove them. He is likely agitated due to his psychosis and that indicates that his medications are not working well and may need to be changed.
Answered 6/30/2012
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