My family member was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. How likely is it that s/he will be able to recover and live a functional life?

There is now much hope for people with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses to achieve a state of recovery with proper treatment, and “support” from loved ones. Taking an active role in obtaining the help they need is an important part of recovery. Read more about this, including related resources, at this SMI Adviser tip.

There are resources also available to target intensive treatment of early psychosis.

There are programs that assist people with serious mental illness in achieving recovery through programs like assisted employment.