Abstract
Background: Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder that represents a challenge for all clinicians. Although treatment must address both positive and negative symptoms, several authors have reported the importance of managing unmet needs among patients with schizophrenia. Unmet needs in schizophrenia include difficulties at various clinical, psychosocial, relational, economic, and occupational levels. An important unmet need is represented by insight into the illness that is associated with treatment adherence and compliance with medical prescriptions.
Conclusion: In order to improve our understanding and management of schizophrenia, it is critically important to address the complexity of needs among patients with schizophrenia.
Keywords: Cognitive, emotional, psychosocial, psychiatric disorder, symptoms, schizophrenia.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Unmet Needs in Schizophrenia
Volume: 16 Issue: 8
Author(s): Maurizio Pompili*, Gloria Giordano, Mario Luciano, Dorian A. Lamis, Valeria Del Vecchio, Gianluca Serafini, Gaia Sampogna, Denise Erbuto, Peter Falkai and Andrea Fiorillo
Affiliation:
- Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome,Italy
Keywords: Cognitive, emotional, psychosocial, psychiatric disorder, symptoms, schizophrenia.
Abstract: Background: Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder that represents a challenge for all clinicians. Although treatment must address both positive and negative symptoms, several authors have reported the importance of managing unmet needs among patients with schizophrenia. Unmet needs in schizophrenia include difficulties at various clinical, psychosocial, relational, economic, and occupational levels. An important unmet need is represented by insight into the illness that is associated with treatment adherence and compliance with medical prescriptions.
Conclusion: In order to improve our understanding and management of schizophrenia, it is critically important to address the complexity of needs among patients with schizophrenia.
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Pompili Maurizio*, Giordano Gloria , Luciano Mario , Lamis A. Dorian, Del Vecchio Valeria , Serafini Gianluca , Sampogna Gaia , Erbuto Denise , Falkai Peter and Fiorillo Andrea , Unmet Needs in Schizophrenia, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2017; 16 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527316666170803143927
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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