A person with schizophrenia may choose to enter a hospital if she feels her symptoms are out of control. This is called voluntary hospitalization or voluntary commitment. There are also situations when a person with schizophrenia may be forced to go to the hospital.

When do schizophrenics need to be hospitalized?

Although treatment is primarily provided on an outpatient basis, patients with schizophrenia may require hospitalization for exacerbation of symptoms caused by noncompliance with pharmacotherapy, substance abuse, adverse effects or toxicity of medications, medical illness, psychosocial stress, or the waxing and waning ...

Do all schizophrenics get hospitalized?

In the past, many with schizophrenia ended up in hospitals for long stays. Due to medication treatments today, the frequency and length of hospital stays have been greatly reduced. It may still be needed for the most severe cases. Typically, inpatient hospitalization is generally only needed for short periods of time.