Treatment for schizophrenia has evolved considerably from archaic practices to evidence-based interventions. New understandings of its cause are helping to reduce stigma and improve access to care.

We propose that there are existing treatments for the alleviation of negative symptoms, which may provide a novel treatment for patients with comorbid schizophrenia and cocaine abuse.

The general consensus among experts is that TRS is a condition in which an individual’s symptoms haven’t responded to two or more antipsychotic medicines given at a therapeutic dose for at ...

In April, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released a comprehensive treatment guideline for treating adults who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Titled "The Practice Guideline for ...

Clozapine, which was approved in 1989, is regarded by many physicians as the most effective available treatment for schizophrenia, and research shows that the drug significantly reduces suicidal ...

Patients will no longer need to provide blood test results before they can get clozapine prescriptions filled, according to the FDA.

The FDA has eliminated a longstanding requirement that patients taking clozapine, an antipsychotic used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, to submit blood test results before their ...