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Recent trends in psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia

Recent trends in psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia RECENT TRENDS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA LOREN R. MOSHER N focusing principally on interesting patients receiving drugs plus psycho- new developments in the psychosocial therapy (delivered by residents) were discharged within a year of their ad- treatment of schizophrenia, this paper mission, whereas only 60 percent of may prove a rather stressful experience for the reader -- stressful because it those who received milieu therapy but involves change, and change is never no drugs left the hospital within the same period. (It is interesting to note easy to tolerate. I should like to begin by considering that both these figures are substantially the magnitude of the schizophrenic pro- higher than the "spontaneous remis- blem. In 1968, there were approximately sion" rate of roughly 33 percent.) Clear- 320,000 single episodes of this disorder ly, May's study leaves many questions unanswered and, moreover, the sub- treated in some public facility (including general hospitals and outpatient clinics). jects' histories after discharge have not If we consider that the number of schi- been reported as yet. zophrenic patients resident in State Followup is an area in which we have hospitals across the country has declin- very little reliable data. Once patients ed http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Recent trends in psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 32 (1): 7 – Mar 1, 1972

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Springer Journals
Copyright
1972 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01872480
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Abstract

RECENT TRENDS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA LOREN R. MOSHER N focusing principally on interesting patients receiving drugs plus psycho- new developments in the psychosocial therapy (delivered by residents) were discharged within a year of their ad- treatment of schizophrenia, this paper mission, whereas only 60 percent of may prove a rather stressful experience for the reader -- stressful because it those who received milieu therapy but involves change, and change is never no drugs left the hospital within the same period. (It is interesting to note easy to tolerate. I should like to begin by considering that both these figures are substantially the magnitude of the schizophrenic pro- higher than the "spontaneous remis- blem. In 1968, there were approximately sion" rate of roughly 33 percent.) Clear- 320,000 single episodes of this disorder ly, May's study leaves many questions unanswered and, moreover, the sub- treated in some public facility (including general hospitals and outpatient clinics). jects' histories after discharge have not If we consider that the number of schi- been reported as yet. zophrenic patients resident in State Followup is an area in which we have hospitals across the country has declin- very little reliable data. Once patients ed

Journal

The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 1972

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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