A 22-year-old man complains that he can hear the voice of the deceased uncle telling him that he is being spied on. The patient is distressed by this, becoming low in mood and anxious, and has not left the house for two weeks. He is starting to drink alcohol to excess. He is noted to have thought block and passivity phenomena. What is the single most suitable medication to treat his symptoms from the list of options below? A. Amitryptiline B. Diazepam C. Disulfirum D. Haloperidol E. Lithium
Because there is negative symptomp there like low mood, ect.. but i now see too thatthepatient have waham symptom so i thing haloperidol is the treatment of choice for this case... cmiiw
I am guessing he has schizophrenia with delusion of persecution..management haloperidol