Evidenced Based Treatments for Patients with Schizophrenia

At least five categories of treatments and services for adults with schizophrenia have substantial evidence bases:

  • Antipsychotic medications
  • Family education and support
  • Illness-specific counseling
  • Assertive Community Treatment
  • Supported employment


Medications can be very effective in treating the positive and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia but generally the combination of medication and psychosocial interventions are most effective.

Mental health professionals are becoming more aware of what treatments and practices have been researched and identified as being the most effective for our patients. As the public and private health care dollars become slimmer and slimmer, mental health care professionals are wise to become aware of this research and interventions for specific disorders. We will continue to discuss best practice models with other disorders.

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