Psychosocial and rehabilitative therapies may be helpful for patients with schizophrenia.
The use of cognitive-behavioral therapy is showing particular promise for improvement of both positive and negative symptoms in some patients, and the benefits may persist after treatment has stopped. This approach attempts to strengthen the patient's capacity for normal thinking, using mental exercises and self-observation. Improving...
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Kurt Snyder is the lead author on the book Me, Myself and Them: a Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia. ... Read more »
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with a student at Pratt Institute, my alma mater. She was "shadowing" me for the day. I recounted... Read more »
SchizophreniaConnection is pleased to present an interview Dr. Xavier Amador, who discusses the thorny dilemma of how to convince... Read more »
Around 40 percent of people with schizophrenia will have the paranoid type. This is one of five sub-types of schizophrenia. Paranoid... Read more »
Scientists in London are reporting they have discovered the cause behind the high levels of the brain chemical dopamine found in people with... Read more »
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During an episode of schizophrenia, you may need to stay in the hospital for safety reasons, and to receive basic needs such as food, rest, and... Read more »
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Some people may be helped by antipsychotic medications. Talk therapy (psychotherapy) is a big part of treatment. Social skills training can help some... Read more »
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Personality disorder - schizoidTreatmentPeople with this disorder rarely seek treatment, and little is known about which treatments work. Talk... Read more »
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ReferencesBuchanan RW, Kreyenbuhl J, Kelly DL, Noel JM, Boggs DL, Fischer BA, et al. The 2009 schizophrenia PORT psychopharmacological treatment... Read more »