Different types of Treatments:
- Medication Treatment
- Antipsychotic Medication
- Psychosocial Treatments
- Rehabilitation
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy
- Family Education
- Self Help Groups
- Community and Social Support
Antipsychotic drugs
The corner stone when treating schizphrenia is with
no doubt medication with so called antipsychotic drugs, or neuroleptics. This group of medications consists of a number of
chemical substances, and is divided into several subgroups. These have all shown to be very efficient in reducing the psychotic
symptoms in schizophrenia, but vary in terms of the side effects they may cause.
Apart from pure medication there are also a number of treatments, which are usually used as
a compelment to the drug treatment. To these belong various types of therapies and forms of social support, plus education
and information for the patients and their families and close surrounding.
