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Medical Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia—A Dynamic/Supportive Approach

Medical Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia—A Dynamic/Supportive Approach Split psychiatric treatment—a psychiatrist prescribing medication while a nonphysician provides or coordinates psychosocial treatments—is common practice, especially in the managed care setting. This influence, along with a focus on the biology of mental illness, has shifted the emphasis in psychiatric education and practice away from psychotherapy. In particular, “psychotherapy” of schizophrenia has gotten short shrift. Since our drugs for schizophrenia do not cure, but only ameliorate, it would be unfortunate if psychiatrists were to become marginalized in a largely prescriptive role. This paper discusses medical psychotherapy of schizophrenia—an integrated treatment in which the psychiatrist provides the comprehensive care that such a chronic biopsychosocial illness requires. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic Psychiatry Guilford Press

Medical Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia—A Dynamic/Supportive Approach

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Guilford Press
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© The American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
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ISSN
1546-0371
DOI
10.1521/jaap.32.4.633.53842
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15585422
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Abstract

Split psychiatric treatment—a psychiatrist prescribing medication while a nonphysician provides or coordinates psychosocial treatments—is common practice, especially in the managed care setting. This influence, along with a focus on the biology of mental illness, has shifted the emphasis in psychiatric education and practice away from psychotherapy. In particular, “psychotherapy” of schizophrenia has gotten short shrift. Since our drugs for schizophrenia do not cure, but only ameliorate, it would be unfortunate if psychiatrists were to become marginalized in a largely prescriptive role. This paper discusses medical psychotherapy of schizophrenia—an integrated treatment in which the psychiatrist provides the comprehensive care that such a chronic biopsychosocial illness requires.

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic PsychiatryGuilford Press

Published: Dec 1, 2004

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