Question

Evaluate the effectiveness of the various treatment modalities for schizophrenia in the clinical setting

Answer 1

ANSWER: SCHIZOPHRENIA is the chronic psychiatric condition that is characterized by disruptions in cognition, emotion, and psychosocial and occupational functioning. It has sign and symptoms such as ambivalence, autistic thinking, loosing in association, incongruency and has positive nd negative symptoms. It has different treatment modalities:

• pharmacological therapy.
• psychotherapy
• ECT electroconvulsive therapy
• Family therapy
• Voactional therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

The treatment of schizophrenia is most effective when treating with pharmacological therapy along with other therapies. Alone pharmacological therapy is not useful.

• antipsychotics: antipsychotics are most useful for the treatment of schizophrenia. These medications alter the level of neurotransmitter dopamine and thus reducing the symptoms.
• antidepressant and ati anxiety drugs: These drugs when combining with antipsychotic drugs can be more useful and beneficial in treating schizophrenia. Nowadays we are using, atypical antipsychotic drugs which are more useful and less side effects medicine.
• individual therapy: The basic principle behind this therapy is psychoanalysis, which helps to normalize the patient's thoughts. It also help the patient to learn about how to cope up with stress and identify early warning signs of relapse.
• family therapy: family therapy involves the family and try to understand their concern and encourage them to participate in patient's care. Family therapy is of different types that involve steps and evaluate their roles and responsibilities.
• social skill training: In this patient is taught to become an independent person, how to live in society, and skills that are useful for their living. The main focus is to improve their communication and interaction skills in society and the public.
• vocational rehabilitation and employment: In this, the main focus is on making the client independent, try to earn for their own living. In these their capacity and strength is analyzed and then started to train according to their interest and then provide them employment.
• ECT: Electroconvulsive therapy is most useful for major depression, schizophrenia, and another chronic disease. In this, the artificial mal grand seizures have induced that influence and make changes in impulses and neurotransmitters and hence reduce signs and symptoms of the client. This is more useful with medications.

Other treatment modilities that can be useful are:

• social suppot
• community group
• NGO'S
• group therapy
• recreational therapy