I have a schizophrenic sister and we had to 'trick' her into being hospitalized once, too. It felt awful, but she really did need it, and DID respond positively to being back on her meds. The difficult thing with someone who's schizophrenic is that they start feeling 'normal', and decide to go off their meds and that's when trouble starts again. One thing you might check into and that's whether there are group homes available that he might move into after his hospitalization is over. This is something that his doctor should be quite willing to address - his living situation once he's stabilized. My sister has lived in a group home for years and is doing well.

Best wishes.
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