Schizophrenia

Subclass of: psychotic disorder

Mental and behavioural disorders

Haloperidol is used in the treatment of schizophrenia, tics in Tourette syndrome, mania in bipolar disorder, delirium, agitation, acute psychosis, and hallucinations from alcohol withdrawal.

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There is emerging supportive evidence for tDCS in the management of schizophrenia - especially for negative symptoms.

Metacognitive training (MCT) is an approach for treating the symptoms of psychosis in schizophrenia, especially delusions, which has been adapted for other disorders such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline over the years (see below).

Programs are available for the treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse problems, Alzheimer's disease, anorexia and bulimia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses.

In some countries it is also used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other disorders.

The paper talked about operant conditioning and how it could be used to help improve the functioning of people who were diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia.

In the 1950s, he attempted to treat schizophrenia with niacin, although proponents of orthomolecular psychiatry say that the ideas behind their approach predate Hoffer.

In the People's Republic of China, surgical ablation was used to treat psychological and neurological disorders, particularly schizophrenia, but also including clinical depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Several recent reviews of psychosocial treatment for schizophrenia explicitly mention token economy as an effective, evidence-based treatment and one systematic review specifically examined token economy.

Though logotherapy was not intended to deal with severe disorders, Frankl believed that logotherapy could benefit even those with schizophrenia.

Thomas Wilson developed time-limited regression reparenting for the purpose of treating patients with schizophrenia.

Chicago Institute for the Moving Image (CIMI) uses the creation of films as a means of therapy for individuals in therapeutic care with depression, amnesia, schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses.

Cognitive therapy has been applied to a very wide range of behavioral health issues including: Academic achievement Addiction Anxiety disorders Bipolar disorder Low self-esteem Phobia Schizophrenia Substance abuse Suicidal ideation Weight loss

Supportive psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in a variety of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and postpartum depression.