First-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs
Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs
Recovery from schizophrenia is much like being rescued from an island years after being shipwrecked, says Jeffrey Lieberman, chair of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute. "You've been away for a long time and you're now coming back," he explains. "People have to get reacclimated and reoriented and they need help in doing so."
"Many never get the chance to come back," he adds. "If they're fortunate enough to have that opportunity, we don't necessarily make it easy in terms of how they can be reacclimated and reintroduced to a normal lifestyle in the community."
Lieberman and others who treat people with schizophrenia say this sort of help and support is as important as medication. ...
