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A member asked:

My m-i-l hears voices & talks back 2them.refuses 2believe the voices r not real.has many delusions also.she eats/sleeps properly.is she schizophrenic?

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Probably: get the patient seen by a board certified psychiatrist or at your local ER asap.

Dr A Freisleben-Cook agreed

Answered 2/6/2017

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