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Does someone with schizophrenia need to be in the hospital?

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Hospitalization is needed only if the patient is younger than five.

Hospitalization is needed only if the patient is younger than five.

No. Most schizophrenics recover completely with rest and medication.

No. Most schizophrenics recover completely with rest and medication.

Yes. Schizophrenia requires constant monitoring.

Yes. Schizophrenia requires constant monitoring.

Hospitalization is needed only if the case is very challenging.

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Hospitalization is needed only if the case is very challenging.

Rationale: Most people with schizophrenia are treated as outpatients, but hospital admission is appropriate for acute psychosis, risk of harm to self/others, inability to care for oneself, or when intensive stabilization is required.