[Timely diagnosis and efficient early-rehabilitation for schizophrenic disorders in the community -- perspectives of a new standard].

Schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders are severe mental illnesses with diverse courses of illness and often severe long-term disabilities. The sooner therapeutic and rehabilitative measures are taken the better the prognostic outlook is. Wrong but persistent stereotypes of incurability and dangerousness associated with schizophrenia pose severe obstacles to timely diagnosis and interventions and must be overcome. Today various efficient methods in therapy and rehabilitation are available. Evidence-based interventions are best delivered by multi-professional teams in the community. A person-centred approach combines biological, psychological, and social treatments in an integrated model including the social network and the individual goals of patients and their families. Concepts and results of international research efforts regarding state-of-the-art management of schizophrenia are presented and discussed.