Most schizophrenics will be given drug treatments, mainly being anti psychotics.
There are 3 categories:
- Typical (chlorpromazine) which are the oldest type, which reduce positive symptoms.
- Less typical (anti psychotics)
- A typical antipsychotics (clozapine) which are the newest type, reduces both symptoms.
Doctors tend to start with the older antipsychotics (chlorpromazine) as they're cheaper, and it also rules out whether they can treat the symptoms rather than skipping them and missing a possible treatment for the schizophrenic.
Schizophrenics often require a mix of drug therapies to control their schizophrenic symptoms as they can be positive and negative which are treated in different ways.
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