▁anti ps ych otic ▁as ▁the ▁usual ▁drug ▁of ▁choice . ▁Pat ients ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁initial ▁at yp ical ▁anti ps ych otic ▁may ▁benefit ▁from ▁being ▁switched ▁to ▁another ▁at yp ical ▁anti ps ych otic , ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁m ood ▁stabil izer ▁such ▁as ▁l ith ium ▁or ▁an ▁ant icon v uls ant , ▁or ▁being ▁switched ▁to ▁a ▁typical ▁anti ps ych otic . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁sch iz op hren iform ▁dis order ▁can ▁occur ▁in ▁in pat ient , ▁out pat ient , ▁and ▁partial ▁hospital ization ▁settings . ▁In ▁selecting ▁the ▁treatment ▁setting , ▁the ▁primary ▁a ims ▁are ▁to ▁minim ize ▁the ▁psych oso cial ▁consequences ▁for ▁the ▁patient ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁patient ▁and ▁others . ▁While ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁quickly ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁sympt oms ▁almost ▁always ▁exists , ▁consideration ▁of ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁sever ity ▁of ▁sympt oms , ▁family ▁support , ▁and ▁perce ived ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁comp liance ▁with ▁out pat ient ▁treatment ▁can ▁help ▁determine ▁if ▁stabil ization ▁can ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁out pat ient ▁setting . ▁Pat ients ▁who ▁receive ▁in pat ient ▁treatment ▁may ▁benefit ▁from ▁a ▁struct ured ▁intermediate ▁environment , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁sub - ac ute ▁unit , ▁step - down ▁unit , ▁partial ▁hospital , ▁or ▁day ▁hospital , ▁during ▁the ▁initial ▁phases ▁of ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁As ▁improvement ▁progress es ▁during ▁treatment , ▁help ▁with