[Verified Answer]: Case Study: Paranoia and voices A client is…

Case Study: Paranoia and voices A client is brought to the emergency department by the police after being violent at home. The client has multiple past hospitalizations and treatment for schizophrenia. The client believes that the healthcare providers are FBI agents and that the client’s apartment is a site for slave trading. The client believes that the FBI has cameras to monitor every move and to broadcast them on TV. The client is unable to report the current medication regimen, so the nurse contacts the case worker to find out what medications the client is taking. Additional information from the case worker indicates that the client has slept only 3 to 4 hours each night for the past few nights. The client has demonstrated less energy and reports feeling really bad and pretty down. The case worker reports that the client was taking fluphenazine 5 mg in the morning and 10 mg at bedtime, along with benztropine 2 mg BID because the newer antipsychotics such as olanzapine are too expensive. Clozaril 25 mg is started on this patient. (10 pts)