Tips from ODSW February 2016: Caregiver's Guide to Psychosis | Page 7

Don’t take things personally
• Changes in the young person’s thinking and behaviour
happens during the acute phase of the illness.
• Do not take their hurtful comments to heart as the young
person is often not himself/herself until their symptoms are
gone.

Organize a “Care book” for easy
access of information
• Caregivers need to keep track of various contacts and
important information.
• Information can include:
• The young person’s medication and dosage.
• Contacts of your case manager and other related health
professionals.
• Progress on the young person’s recovery (E.g. recent
stressors; symptoms frequency; sleeping patterns).

Allow the young person to develop his/
her social network
• Balanced social network and social interactions facilitates
the young person’s recovery by creating a sense of
belonging, allowing for more [[