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Revisado: 04-13-23

I loved that 7.5 of the 17.5 hrs were about treatment and prevention and how he mentions that there are a lot of effective treatment options currently available that need to be more incorporated. The science about the disease was very interesting. In some ways it felt like different books because some of it is written in his capacity as a (compassionate) psychiatrist about his patients, some of it technical about the developments in the treatment of schizophrenia, and some of it touching on some of the politics that could help incorporate current solutions more successfully. Interesting that he said in Europe more schizophrenics are prescribed Clozaril - the best of the anti-psychotics for schizophrenia treatment - but that unfortunately in the US it is only 5% (though maybe 40% could benefit from it, he said); an easy place to improve the US treatment of schizophrenia. I personally take clozapine/Clozaril now but wish I was put on it sooner because it works so much better than any of my previous anti-psychotics. Also interesting to hear about the social support structures that can successfully contribute in the treatment of schizophrenia (like clubhouses) - some of them challenging for some people, like stable housing and an outside person dedicated to your treatment. My parents have been able to effectively help me in this way. I personally am a well-treated mild-moderate schizophrenic who still has a rich life but I also have most of the support and even early treatment that he talks about as contributing factors to health. (And I take my meds religiously, finally and luckily under an incredibly talented and caring psychiatrist). I liked this book greatly. The reader was wonderful too. I really recommend buying this book.

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