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Does psychosis recur

2019-04-20 19:42:32
Does psychosis including delusions hallucinations reoccur after completion of treatment for 3 years? Or should d treatment need to be taken lifelong.my cousin diagnosed with first episode of psychosis and improvement seen with tablets trinicalm plus 5mg twice a day and Amisulpride 200 mg twice a day.
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As per international guidelines first episode of psychosis should be treated for 2 years, if second episode recurs it should be treated for 5 years and if one more episode recurs it should be treated for lifelong. I hope it answers your query

Answered2019-04-21 09:29:48

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