order to control their behavior and prevent destructiveness. Most treatments like these had no effect and accomplished nothing. Another type of treatment available for treating schizophrenia is psychosurgery. In some extreme cases, professionals in the past would perform frontal lobotomies, which permanently disconnected several sections of the brain. Then in 1938, shock treatment was invented. Although not as effective as medication, this treatment is seldom used to treat schizophrenia today.Individuals with mental illnesses often become homeless for the same reasons as other people with low incomes; primary among these individuals is the lack of affordable housing. When housing is affordable, it is often unsafe, in disrepair, or located far from services and public transportation. The shortage of affordable housing for people with serious mental illnesses is also due, in part, to mental health agencies that have traditionally focused on offering clinical and case management services rather than housing, while the housing community has not been eager to develop housing for people with special needs. In an era of limited resources and increasing demand, many mental health and housing providers have begun to realize the importance of working together to address this problem. People with mental illnesses who become homeless have less contact with their families and are more likely to have poor family relationships than those who are not homeless. Often relationships deteriorate over time, as parents or other relatives become exhausted and frustrated with the difficulties of helping a relative who may have recurring periods of disturbing or frightening behavior. Without the ongoing care and persistent advocacy that family members provide, many people with serious mental illnesses are at greater risk for homelessness.More than two dozen antipsychotic drugs are available today, but medication can also cost a lot of money. The average cost c...
