Medication is the default schizophrenia treatment; however, it may not address key symptoms like social and cognitive deficits. Group therapy may be a new, promising intervention.
A new imagery-focused therapy called iMAPS may help people with psychosis gain control over disturbing mental images that ...
Last week, I attended a training on Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT). MERIT is one of several metacognitive psychotherapies, designed especially to meet the needs of individuals ...
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe neurological disorder which disorients an individual’s perception of reality. Consequently, this affects how patients think, feel, and behave. Currently, ...
Researchers have come up with an ingenious new approach to treating psychosis: creating an “avatar” for the often upsetting voices in one’s head and talking to them like they’re real, living people.
Cobenfy, the first new schizophrenia drug in 50 years, offers early insights that could pave the way for more personalized ...
TOYOAKE, Japan — Imagine a breakthrough that could help millions suffering from schizophrenia — a condition that dampens emotional expression and clouds cognitive function. Japanese researchers may ...
June 23, 2010 (Boca Raton, Florida) — Adding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to clozapine is an effective treatment for patients with clozapine-resistant schizophrenia, researchers reported at the New ...
Long-acting injectables (LAIs) were designed to solve this problem by reducing the burden of daily pill-taking and ensuring more consistent drug exposure. Underutilization of LAIs in the U.S is common ...