There is no specific term for a psychologist who treats schizophrenia. A psychologist who treats schizophrenia may specialize in cognitive-behavioral therapy or medication interactions.
The professional who would most often treat schizophrenia is a psychiatrist; however, psychiatrists are not psychologists.
Both psychologists and psychiatrists can treat schizophrenia and commonly do so together. Psychiatry primarily treats a patient with pharmacotherapy while a psychologist will focus on psychotherapy.
There is great evidence based research (Patricia Bach and Steven C. Hayes 2002) that has looked at the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to prevent the rehospitalization of psychotic patients. Their research showed that patients who received ACT therapy for their psychosis had reduced hospitalization rates as compared to those that received their normal treatment.
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There is no specialist who specifically treats schizophrenia. A psychiatrist would treat mental disorders in general, and would be the most likely to treat schizophrenia.
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A clinical psychologist.
Clinical physcologist
Yes a psychologist can diagnose paranoid schizophrenia. He or she can also prescribe medicine that will help treat that disorder.
By helping them express their feelings.
By helping them express their feelings.
It depends on what sub-field the psychologist is in. The most common field is clinical psychology. Clinical psychologists diagnose and treat people with psychological disorders, such as depression and schizophrenia.
A psychiatrist treats patients with schizophrenia.
yes
An antischizophrenic is a drug used to treat schizophrenia.
Lyogen is a drug to treat schizophrenia.
Medication though it's not ever"curable"
Abilify
Yes, because a psychiatrist can prescribe medicine and medicine is one way to treat schizophrenia.
that treatment was out in the late 50s