For the purposes of this guideline, the treatment and management of schizophrenia has been divided into three phases: - initiation of treatment at the first episode - acute phase - promoting recovery
The guideline makes good practice points and recommendations for psychological, pharmacological and service-level interventions in the three phases of care in both primary care and secondary mental health services. Drugs considered in this guideline are restricted to those licensed for use in the UK prior to May 2002, and the psychological treatments dealt with here are for use in addition to antipsychotic medication.