About this Research Topic
But what is the true situation regarding the most severe of psychoses, schizophrenia: Has the prognosis changed during the last decades when new possibilities for interventions and treatments of schizophrenia have occurred? In 1990’s the paradigm of early intervention of psychoses begun, and nowadays there are several early intervention centers and studies. Recently also new models for comprehensive psychosocial care have been developed. After new treatment possibilities - have we got any better in making our patients better?
The scope of this Research Topic is to explore prognosis and effective treatments of schizophrenia. We wish to get answers to important questions, such as:
- Has the outcomes and prognosis of schizophrenia changed during the last three-four decades?
- Has the prognosis changed differently in schizophrenia compared to other psychoses?
- What is the impact of new treatment modalities on the long-term prognosis of schizophrenia, especially on the rate of recovery?
We encourage researchers from intervention studies and trials to naturalistic studies to participate in building up this Research Topic. Both original studies and reviews are very welcome.
Keywords: Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Outcome, Prognosis, Long-term, Treatment, Intervention
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