H E Lehmann1, T A Ban. 1. Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the historical development of the psychopharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. METHOD: A chronological literature review of the clinical practices and theoretical models that have controlled drug treatment of schizophrenia at different times. RESULTS: Effective treatment of schizophrenia was achieved only after the introduction of antipsychotic drugs, in the 1950s, and is still progressing. CONCLUSION: Close collaboration between basic neuroscience and careful and informed clinical practice are likely to lead to continued progress.
OBJECTIVE: To review the historical development of the psychopharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. METHOD: A chronological literature review of the clinical practices and theoretical models that have controlled drug treatment of schizophrenia at different times. RESULTS: Effective treatment of schizophrenia was achieved only after the introduction of antipsychotic drugs, in the 1950s, and is still progressing. CONCLUSION: Close collaboration between basic neuroscience and careful and informed clinical practice are likely to lead to continued progress.
Authors: Iseli L Nantes; Tiago Rodrigues; Antonio C F Caires; Rodrigo L O R Cunha; Felipe S Pessoto; César H Yokomizo; Juliana C Araujo-Chaves; Priscila A Faria; Debora P Santana; Carolina G dos Santos Journal: J Bioenerg Biomembr Date: 2011-02 Impact factor: 2.945