Question

An interdisciplinary treatment team meets to discuss a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and cannabis abuse who is experiencing increased hallucinations and delusions. How should the team plan an effective treatment

Answer 1

Answer:

The interdisciplinary team should take into account the paranoid schizophrenia and the cannabis abuse separately and plan a simultaneous treatment for both of them.

Explanation:

The interdisciplinary treatment team should consider each diagnosis and plan a treatment where the schizophrenia and the cannabis abuse are treated at the same time to reduce the hallucinations and delusions increased by the cannabis as well as to control the client's schizophrenia.