Good afternoon,

I've been working to get my brother the help that he needs. He has been showing classic symptoms of schizophrenia e.g. the government or terrorists are after him, bugging his technology, conspiracy theories, ect.

After finally getting him insurance, my family and I got him scheduled with a psychiatrist. However, since his first meeting with her, he has been adamant about the fact that she told him his paranoia was real and actually happening. It seems that this only feeds into his delusions, strengthening them.

At first I thought he was mistaken and took something the wrong way. I couldn't imagine why in the world a professional would feed into his delusions. But my mother called her today and the psychiatrist did in fact confirm that she had told my brother he was right about his delusions. She said that it's the only way to reason with people in his condition.

Is this normal? It seems counterproductive to me. The only thing I can think of is that she wants to relate to him so he'll take the medicine he needs. Then once the medicine kicks in she'll correct his thinking.

Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks in advance and God bless.

- AmorDei