The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT): Updated Treatment Recommendations 2003

摘要: Since publication of the original Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) treatment recommendations in 1998, considerable scientific advances have occurred our knowledge about how to help persons with schizophrenia. Today an even stronger body research supports basis treatment. This evidence, taken its entirety, points value approaches combining medications psychosocial treatments, including psychological interventions, family supported employment, assertive community treatment, and skills training. The most significant lie increased options for pharmacotherapy, introduction second generation antipsychotic medications, greater confidence specificity application interventions. Currently available technologies, when appropriately applied accessible, should provide patients relief from psychotic symptoms improved opportunities lead more fulfilling lives community. Nonetheless, major challenges remain, need (1) better underlying etiologies neurocognitive impairments deficit that account much disability still associated schizophrenia; (2) treatments directly address functional promote recovery; (3) facilitate access scientifically based patients, vast majority whom currently do not such access.