A woman has been visiting the hospital for the past

A woman has been visiting the hospital for the past 3 months to collect a prescription for her 17-year-old son. In the past, the patient has collected his own medicine.

Today the patient has presented with his mother and he looks disheveled, preoccupied and does not speak to anyone in the hospital.

His mother beckons you to the side and expresses her concern for her son, explaining that she often hears him talking to someone who is not there. She adds that he is spending a lot of time in his room by himself and has accused her of tampering with his things.

The young boy is admitted for treatment and discharged after three weeks of hospitalization.

• Identify signs and symptoms that may be suggestive of schizophrenia.
• You are a zone nurse and the young boy is a member of your catchment area. Identify measures that you will undertake to ensure that he does not relapse.