ed for children with schizophrenia and adults as well. The dosage isvery important in reducing severity and the side effects. “The drug should be given at lowamounts when it is first given and gradually the doses will increase” (McGrath, 4). Bothage and size of problem are also a factor when giving doses of a new drug. Sometime thedrug will work as soon as a day, other times it can take up to and past 2 weeks for thedrug to start working.The Journal of Genetic Psychology says that “75% of schizophrenics experienceauditory hallucinations, therefore drug use is essential to maintain a schizophrenic’ssanity” (Leibman, 1). But also a certain kind of therapy will help there mental illness slowdown. The use of antipsychotics medications leaves a part of patients without any benefitof those who benefit from pharmacotherapy during beginning hospitalization. Sometreatments that were given were in a therapy sessions, and some having success. “Thegeneral aim of these treatments has been to train individuals in symptom self-managementthrough combinations of cognitive restructuring, reality testing, and teaching copingstrategies. Although recently, researchers have given promising results, finding thatlimited generalizability to schizophrenia for two reasons” (Leibman, 5). First manytreatment studies were not guided by real models of schizophrenia, but by clinicalobservations or theories of limited extent. And secondly, the studies that were given weretoo closely focused on the symptoms themselves, instead of being on the hallucinationsand delusions that were happening with the patient. Mentalhealth.com (Dr. Long MD) states that a drug use is the best way to helpschizo’s cope with their problem in an easier and faster way. But drug use cannot beeffective unless it arrives at a “target zone” within the brain. “Meaning that the dose ofdrugs has to be high enough to withsta...
