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Results of a large government-funded study call into question current drug-only approaches to treating people diagnosed with schizophrenia.  The study, which theNew York Times called “by far the most rigorous trial to date conducted in the United States,” found that patients who received increased drug counseling along with individual talk therapy, family training, and support for employment and education experienced a greater reduction in symptoms, were more likely to resume work and school, and reported a higher quality of life than those receiving current standard treatments.
Current treatments for schizophrenia in the United States, or the control condition in this study, often require lifelong use of antipsychotic drugs.  Side effects from these drugs are so severe that almost three out of four patients stop taking their prescriptions, against medical advice, after a year and a half.
The new treatment program called NAVIGATE includes four different interventions for people suffering from their first experience of psychosis.  First, antipsychotic drugs are managed differently. According to the ‘Times report, doses were reduced by 20-50%.  Second, the families of the suffering individual are given “psychoeducation.” Meanwhile, the patient participates in resilience-focused individual therapy and, finally, an employment and education program.

The NAVIGATE program shares some similarities with the Open Dialogue programs that have been successful in Finland since the 1980s.  It involves a whole team of mental health care workers, including psychologists and social workers as well as psychiatrists, and uses a shared-decision making approach, allowing the clients and their family members to have equal input in the recovery process.


http://www.madinamerica.com/2015/10/landmark-schizophrenia-study-recommends-less-drugs-and-more-therapy/
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