Treatment options
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Therapeutic approaches
For most schizophrenia patients, drug treatment is indispensable to alleviate the symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Treatment purpose
The health care professionals (including: psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses or social workers) will work with the schizophrenia patients and their families to keep in mind their goals. Goals can be short-term or long-term ones.
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Drug treatment
Symptom relief and relapse prevention can be achieved using so-called antipsychotic drugs.
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Psychotherapy and psychosocial intervention
Psychotherapy and psychosocial interventions can help identify new ways of coping or adapting in social life.
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Early treatment
Early effective treatment is of utmost importance in terms of the disease outcome.
