Research: Schizophrenia Outcomes better than Previously Believed, Family Involvement Very Important

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Conclusion:

It has long been held that schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders have a predominately poor course and outcome.

Symptomatic remission and recovery were more common than previously believed.

unnatural death was reduced by 90% when there was full family involvement at first contact compared with those without family involvement.

These results suggest that researchers, clinicians and those affected by psychosis should countenance a much more optimistic view of symptomatic outcome than was assumed when these conditions were first described.

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I feel I would have benefited from not being told all the doom and gloom… a much more optimistic view would have been much more encouraging.

I know… all in good time. I’m glad this is starting and everything has to start somewhere.

Thank you for posting this.