@article{ref1,
title="Schizophrenia: 1979-2009",
journal="Clinical schizophrenia and related psychoses",
year="2009",
author="Seeman, M.V.",
volume="3",
number="3",
pages="161-167",
abstract="BACKGROUND: As more becomes known about the complex causation of schizophrenia, the variability of treatment response, and the effectiveness of preventive measures, treatments are likely to change. <br><br>METHODS: A standard regimen from a review article written in 1979 is examined and compared to currently recommended practice, thirty years later. <br><br>RESULTS: Over this period, there have been many small changes and some very significant improvements: attitudes toward families of patients have altered; patient autonomy has increased; early intervention, assertive community treatment teams, psychoeducation, and cognitive behavioral therapy have all been introduced in the last thirty years. Recovery (defined variously, but with a focus on counteracting disability and enhancing self-determination in the face of stigma), rather than symptom reduction, has become the main aim of treatment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Despite many changes, the overall health of patients with schizophrenia is poor and mortality rates are excessive. Improvement in the treatment of schizophrenia over the last thirty years is insufficient.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-1232",
doi="10.3371/CSRP.3.3.5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3371/CSRP.3.3.5"
}