American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia (American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines) Book

Developed by experts on schizophrenia and exhaustively reviewed by APA members, the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia provides therapists with a set of patient care strategies that will aid their clinical decision making. The guideline describes the best and most appropriate treatments available to patients with schizophrenia, including psychopharmacological treatments, ECT, and psychosocial and community interventions. It delineates the process of treatment planning and identifies areas in which research may improve our understanding and management of this condition. This guideline will also help managed care organizations develop more scientifically based and clinically sensitive criteria for the utilization and reimbursement of psychiatric services. Armed with these guidelines, clinicians can improve the care of their patients with schizophrenia and enable them to lead happier and more productive lives. CME credit is available by completing a CME self-study test based on the material presented in this practice guideline, then mailing the form and the fee to the APA Office of Research. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The APA designates this educational activity for up to 3.0 hours in Category 1 credit toward the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association and for the CME requirement of the APA. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.Read More