Schizophrenia is a dreaded mental disorder that causes the affected person to believe in
distorted perceptions of reality and affects their quality of life. The pathophysiology of …

The body of knowledge that we have accumulated about the causes and nature of
schizophrenia is prodigious, and the repertoire of evidence-based treatments is substantial …

Throughout the world, schizophrenia is a diagnosis now in decline, representing a radical
shift in our historical and medical understanding of madness and mental distress. But what …

C linicians involved in the care of people with schizophrenia are facing increasing treatment
and management challenges. With the development of new antipsychotics and advances in …

The growth of our understanding of the biology and treatment of schizophrenia is still very
much a work in progress. In this article, which introduces a series of papers presented at a …

In recent years, there have been major advances in the effectiveness of treatment for
individuals with schizophrenia. This book, edited by 2 internationally recognized leading …

This book challenges professional and public misconceptions of schizophrenia as an illness
with intractable symptoms and inexorable mental deterioration, educating clinicians and …

There are few mental illnesses that have as profound an effect on individuals and their
families as schizophrenia. The management of patients with schizophrenia requires the …

Treating patients with schizophrenia Page 1 Treating Patients with SchizoPhrenia By Dr
Lisa Albert, Psychiatrist, Cape Town email: Lisa140382@hotmail.com 14 | MENTAL …

Schizophrenia (ScZ) is a mental condition in which individuals' views of reality are distorted.
Hallucinations, delusions, altered cognition, and behavior are some of the symptoms of ScZ …