The Important Role You Play Caring for Someone With Schizoaffective Disorder
As a caregiver, you are an important person in the life of someone living with schizoaffective disorder. Your care and support, in addition to medicine, therapy, and interventions, can be essential to helping a family member or friend with schizoaffective disorder.
As a caregiver, you may take on a number of different responsibilities to help provide support throughout the treatment process. These roles may include:
- Going to doctor visits together
- Keeping in contact with healthcare professionals
- Helping maintain a daily routine at home
- Helping with daily activities
- Making sure the patient is taking his or her medicine
- Watching for worsening symptoms
- Having conversations about how you can support the treatment plan
- Helping ensure a healthy diet, enough sleep, and regular doctor and dentist visits to maintain good health
