What are the advantages and disadvantages of treatment for schizophrenia?

Answer 1

The advantages would be that the persons have less paranoia, less hallucinations, and less likely to be a danger to themselves or to others. The disadvantages would be the many side-effects from the medication. Imagine feeling tired and lethargic all the time and feeling like someone else, perhaps with cramping or drooling too. Then the patients will quit the medication to stop the side-effects.

Answer 2

One advantage to psychoanalysis is that it has no toxic side effects as most psychotropic medications have. A disadvantage is that psychoanalysis usually takes a very long time to improve any particular person's condition.