Treatment: Psychosocial

What will be an ideal response?


Milieu therapy
Hospital setting designed to approximate life outside hospital setting


Token economies
Reinforcement selectively rewarding "normal" behaviors
May simply teach patients to limit discussion / display of "unusual" behavior, not resolve symptoms (hallucinations / delusions)

Dynamic therapies not encouraged
Cognitive therapies may be useful
Mindfulness
Acceptance and commitment
Generic CBT

Current:
Psychotherapy secondary / combined with Rx
Social skills, self-monitoring, stress-reduction
Psychoeducational, behavioral family therapy
All enhance impact of well-managed Rx regimen

Psychology

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