Pharmacological and Psychosocial Treatments in Schizophrenia

The authors here describe key areas in the holistic treatment of schizophrenic patients. In particular, they put the importance of psychosocial treatments back on the agenda. Due to the profusion of literature addressing pharmacological treatments, only one chapter is devoted to these. The book's real emphasis is on the psychosocial interventions that have been shown to substantially aid recovery in the disorder, and yet have failed to maintain their position as more effective biological treatments have become available. It provides effective strategies for use in both clinical settings and in the family, placing the patient (and the family) once again at the center of therapeutic endeavors.