Treatment Goals for Patients with Schizophrenia — A Narrative Review of Physician and Patient Perspectives

Discussion Agreement between patients and physicians regarding valuation of treatment goals was high. However, physicians tended to put more emphasis on the classical “textbook” goals of symptom resolution and functioning, while patients stressed well-being and quality of life more. Results on treatment goals from patients are difficult to generalize, since recruiting representative patient samples is challenging and patient subgroups may have differing priorities. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Pharmacopsychiatry - December 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gr ünder, Gerhard Bauknecht, Philipp Klingberg, Stefan Leopold, Karolina Paulzen, Michael Schell, Stefanie Stengler, Katarina Leucht, Stefan Tags: Review Source Type: research