A client has been treated in the inpatient unit for paranoid delusions
Although he continues to have fixed delusions about his wife being unfaithful and has discussed his plan to "get her for this," the team has decided to discharge him now that he is stable on an-tipsychotic medications. Which of the following should his primary therapist include in the dis-charge plan?
1. Informing the client of the consequences if he acts out at home
2. Advising the client that he can alter his medication dose
3. Requiring mandatory day hospital attendance
4. Informing his wife of his threats
ANS: 4
The Tarasoff ruling established the necessity for a mental health professional treating a client who threatens to harm another individual to warn the person against whom the threat is made.
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