Professional Documents
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Treatment of
Schizophrenia and Other
Psychosis
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Stress-Diathesis Model
Stress
The Diagnosis of
Schizophrenia
• Symptoms of Schizophrenia
A. Positive Symptoms
– Delusions
– Hallucinations
– Disorganized Behavior
– Disorganized thinking
The Diagnosis of
Schizophrenia
• Symptoms of Schizophrenia
B. Negative Symptoms
– Anhedonia
– Amotivation
– Alogia
The Diagnosis of
Schizophrenia
• Duration:
– at least 6 months , inclusive of
prodromal period
• Exclusion of:
– medical cause
– Drug Abuse
• Function:
– Insiduous and progressive deterioration
Change in Phenomenology of
Schizophrenia (DSM)
1900 to Present
Positive
s/s
Chronicity/
Dysfunction ?
Negative S/S
L D2 D3
ME
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D2 OR autoreceptors
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STRIATUM
D1
FRONTAL LOBE NUCLEUS ACUMBENS
DLPFC (NA)
EPS
THALAMUS DM
Raphe Tegmental
5HT
NEGATIVE POSITIVE
SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS
Schizophrenic Impact on
Course
Mother of illness (EE)
The Treatment of
Schizophrenia
Atypical vs Atypical
Antipsychotics
Family Care (E.E.)
Supportive Psychotherapy
Summary of Treatments for
Schizophrenia
(1900 to present)
Psychoanalysis
sychodynamic EE
Psychotherapy Family Care
Intervention
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ECT
(Bernini) Typical Atypical AP
Lithium AP (oral)
(Cade) CPZ
Atypical Parenteral
Expressed Emotion (E.E.)
1. Anger
2. Criticism
3. Over-involvement
4. Absence of warmth and empathy
Effect of Family Care
Intervention
• 9 months post-discharge
• ATYPICAL, Oral
> • TYPICAL
– Clozapine – Haloperidol
– Risperidone – Chlorpromazin
– Olanzapine e
– Amisulpride
Davis, 2003
Remission in Schizophrenia
Improvement Progression
Acute
Response
Resolution
Severity
Remission
Symptom Focus
Recovery
Functional Focus
Time
Remission in Schizophrenia
Symptoms in DSM IV and
PANSS
DSM IV PANSS
Delusions Delusions (P1)
Unusual thought content (G9)
Achieve remission
394 (68.1%) (Low severity, <6 months)
82 (21%)
No Remission 71 (87%)
Achieve
remission
(Low severity, Keep Remission
>6 months) (Low severity, 6months
Stable
Patients
0 3 6 9 12 Months
RISPERDAL CONSTA: 1 Year
Study
Stable
Patients
0 3 6 9 12 Months
156 (85%)
RISPERDAL CONSTA: 1 Year
Study
394 (68.1%) Achieve remission
(Low severity, <6 months)
No Remission
Achieve
remission Keep Remission
(Low severity, (Low severity, 6months
Stable <6 months)
Patients
0 3 6 9 12 Months
184 (31.9%)
Risperdal Consta: 1 Year
Study
Kane (2003)
Achieve Remission
No Remmission (low severity
394 (68.1%) =>6 months, 18%)
Stable 44%
Patient
s
Remission Keep Remission
184 (31.9%) (85%)
The State of Treatment of
Schizophrenia for the Past
Century
Mean % Improvement at follow up
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Summary
• Severity:
– At worst a score of (+) 1, i.e., presence
of symptoms with mild disability
• Duration
– At least 6 months