My character is suffering from psychosis. She has hallucinations, but does not see them as such. To her, they are reality. She also struggles with reality, so that she thinks various people (such as her neighbor) are out to “get” her (she is not clear on the how) even though there is no reason for her to think so. She talks very excitedly and nervously, with no real notion of how her behavior is perceived by others. Obviously, this makes her somewhat isolated, although she views her behavior as normal. She also has trouble with her thoughts (my research indicates this is formal thought disorder) so she has trouble maintaining a normal conversation. Her conversation switches topics mid-sentence and she veers off on tangents or onto other topics with no real notion that conversations have an ebb and flow. In the scope of the story, this character has been this way for years but has recently begun making threats and has been dishing out some verbal abuse to those who are closest to her.
So, in my story the protagonist's daughter has sent her to a GP for an evaluation. The character is exhibiting all of the above and now I’m not quite sure how the doctor would realistically react. The plot does not hinge on what the doc says, but I would like it to be realistic. After the doctor’s visit, the story veers back to the daughter’s perspective, but I am having trouble wrapping up the scene. A lot of the information I am finding online is very general and does not tell me what would go on in the doctor’s office.