A 17-Year-Old Male Is Brought to the Clinic by a Parent

A 17-year-old male is brought to the clinic by a parent who is concerned that the patient has become more isolated and withdrawn. The patient has expressed suspicions that his teachers hate him and want him to fail. What will the provider tell this parent?

A) The adolescent should be evaluated by a psychiatrist.
B) The adolescent should be given a trial of antipsychotic medications.
C) These are common adolescent behaviors and will eventually go away.
D) These signs are diagnostic for schizophrenia.