Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia

The guideline begins at the point where the psychiatrist has diagnosed an adult patient as suffering from schizophrenia according to the criteria for this disorder defined in DSM-IV and has evaluated the patient to ascertain the presence of other mental disorders and general medical factors that may...

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Published in:The American journal of psychiatry 1997-04, Vol.154 (4), p.1-63
Main Author: American Psychiatric Association
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Ambulatory care
Antipsychotics
Biological and medical sciences
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Comorbidity
Guidelines
Hospitalization
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Patients
Professional associations
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Psychotropic drugs
Schizophrenia
Treatment
Treatments
USA
Vocational rehabilitation
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Summary:The guideline begins at the point where the psychiatrist has diagnosed an adult patient as suffering from schizophrenia according to the criteria for this disorder defined in DSM-IV and has evaluated the patient to ascertain the presence of other mental disorders and general medical factors that may affect diagnosis or treatment. Its purpose is to assist the psychiatrist in caring for a patient with schizophrenia. The document concerns patients 18 years and older. At the beginning is a summary of recommendations.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.154.4.1