Treating Schizophrenia: An Overview of the Medication and Therapy Options
Consistency with your treatment plan may lead to better results.
When it comes to schizophrenia, a chronic mental illness in which you may have hallucinations or delusions, treatment may help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. In this video, learn about medication options and types of therapy that may help treat schizophrenia, according to Khadijah Watkins, MD, Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
- Khadijah Watkins, MD, MPH, FAPA, DFAACAPDr. Watkins is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she's the Associate Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and was previously the Associate Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
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For additional resources or to connect with mental health services in your area, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. For immediate assistance, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988, or text HOME to 741-741 to reach the Crisis Text Line.