Today, the most common form of treatment for serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, is:

Is usually combination of medication, psychological counseling and self-help resources.

Explanation:

Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that hinder with a person’s ability to think clearly, deal with emotions, make decisions and relate to others. It is a complex, long term medical illness. Symptoms includes hallucination (a person hearing voices, seeing things, or smelling things others can’t perceive.), Delusions (false beliefs that don’t change even when the person holding is presented with new ideas or facts ) Causes are Genetics, environment, brain chemistry, substance use.

There is no cure for Schizophrenia. When people with Schizophrenia take their medications on regular basis, their risks of relapse decreases dramatically. It reduces the chances of having relapse from 75% to 25% each year. Medication helps to manage symptoms, but they not cure the condition.

Medication is good but patients can benefit from various types of psychological counseling or therapy. One-on-one therapies, like cognitive behavioral therapy, can help patients take active steps to manage their illness. Another form of treatment is the self help resources. The patient can get some exercises,  make time for relation, make time to engage with positive friends and family,  develop regular sleep routine.

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