s reduce the risk of future psychotic episode in-patients who have recovered from an acute episode. Even with continued drug treatment, some people who have recovered will suffer relapses. Far higher rates are seen when medication in discontinued. In most cases; it would not be accurate to say that continued drug treatment "prevents" relapses; rather it reduces their intensity and frequency. The treatment of severe psychotic symptom reappear on a lower dosage, a temporary increase in dosage may prevent a full-blown relapse. (http://nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizoph.htm), National Institute of Mental HealthPage 6The discovery of antipsychotic medication dates back to the 1940's when researchers developed the first antihistamine drugs. The French surgeon Henri Lavorit soon discovered that one group of antihistamines, phenothizines, were used to clam patients before surgery while allowing them to remain awake. Laborite suspected that these drugs might also have a calming effect on persons with severe psychological disorders. There are also different types of therapy that can help a person will schizophrenia. They are Psychotherapy, insight therapy, family therapy, and social therapy. Before the discovery of antipsychotic drugs, psychotherapy was not really a viable option as a treatment for schizophrenia. Most patients were simply too far removed from reality to profit from it. Only a handful of therapist, apparently blessed with extraordinary patience and skill, specialized in the treatment of this disorder and reported some success. These therapists believed that the primary task of therapy was to win the trust of patients of schizophrenia and build a close relationship with them. Psychotherapy is now successfully employed in many more cases of schizophrenia, thanks to the discovery and effective of antipsychotic drugs. By helping relieve thought and perceptual disturbances, the drugs enable people to learn about their disord...
