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We have discuss the role of medication in treatment of this disorder. Once the disorder presents itself, what benefit is there, if any, of psychotherapy? Or of psychoeducational services? What additional services help those with schizophrenia?

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The expert discusses schizophrenia and its treatment option. The role medication plays in this treatment is determined.

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Schizophrenia is defined as "any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact" (Schizophrenia, 2009). Therefore, the person with a diagnosis of schizophrenia is unable to think logically and realistically. Consequently, that person also tends to withdraw from others due to their ...

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