Early Intervention, Time-limited, Targeted Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia

Early Intervention in Schizophrenia

Early intervention in schizophrenia.

The management of schizophrenia may be characterised by two paradigms. The first approaches the schizophrenias as episodic relapsing disorders, where treatment is provided through both acute (crisis) care and to achieve prophylaxis. The second paradigm, sometimes arising from a failure of the first, is of "rehabilitation", involving amelioration of disabilities, occasionally within a framework ...

pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia

traditionally, schizophrenia was considered to be a severe psychiatric disorder, with a chronic course and an unfavorable outcome. throughout history, there has been incidence of schizophrenia, roughly one percent of the population, consistently, in every culture. it is generally acknowledged that schizophrenia has multifactorial etiology, with multiple susceptibility genes interacting with env...

Early Intervention Programs For Schizophrenia

pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia: ploypharmacy approaches

schizophrenia is a debilitating illness, rating as one of the leading causes of lost years of quality of life. the illness imposes a disproportionate burden on patients and their families, healthcare systems and society. pharmacological management is the cornerstone of treatment of schizophrenia, and antipsychotics, both first generation of antipsychotics and second generation of antipsychotics...