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How did treatment facilities deal with schizophrenia in the 1970s?
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∙ 11y ago
The medications and diagnostic tests available in the 70s were not as advanced as those available now. Far less was known about the disease then.
The recent several years have been called "the decade of the brain" because we learned SO much about neurology and neurochemistry. Because of this, medications and treatments are far more advanced now, giving patients more power and better lives.
In the 70s , treatment was focused on dampening the symptoms and isolating the patient from harm to self or others. Sadly, many of these treatments were too aggressive or not founded very well in research backed by evidence. Electroshock therapy was overused back then. It is still useful in some situations, and it is used much more wisely now so that the benefits are maximized while the harm or side effects are minimized. It can help alot with depressive features.
Patients vary widely in how functional or independent they can be. These days, the meds allow more people to function independently and live more independently. Many more are outpatients these days as a result. Some are able to work, walk their pets, go to the store, and everything, without being carried off by their thoughts.
The next decade is going to bring together neurochemistry, genetics, and advanced diagnostics and research that will advance treatment of schizophrenia even more- there is much to be optimistic about, and some people even believe that we may be able to reverse, halt, or even cure the disease.
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