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[–] RogerByam 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

That's right. Once the care of a schizophrenic is taken out of the the hands of the primary caregiver, and that caregiver can see that the ill is in (relatively) good hands, they aren't particularly interested in going back to fulltime care.

This is an all-too-familiar story from my experience:

The primary caregiver having their life threatened, refuses to get the authorities involved, eventual police intervention from some criminal offense outside the home and, finally, the ill getting the professional care they need.

A lot of the primary caregivers of schizophrenics suffer from a kind of Stockholm Syndrome; the caring gives their life purpose. It's quite sad for both the carer and the ill, because neither are able to live their life to their fullest.

I'm glad he is in the hand of professionals, his mother is getting a break and that such a change came-about without too much harm to anyone, including third-parties.

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[–] Plant_Boy 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Maybe she feels she is in some way to blame?

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[–] RogerByam ago 

It would be reasonable to assume she feels like that and thanks for pointing that out.

I've seen the parents of a schizophrenic breakdown, at various times, because they get into their own head that perhaps they could've done a better job of raising their child and avoided the onset of the illness.