Open AccessTreatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Peter F. Buckley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
focus/focus (american psychiatric publishing. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1541-4108
pISSN - 1541-4094
DOI - 10.1176/appi.focus.20200025
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , medicine , psychology
Although, gratifyingly, research on the treatment of schizophrenia has increasingly focused on first-episode and prodromal patient populations, it is still recognized that many patients with more chronic illnesses exhibit a suboptimal response to treatments. This suboptimal response with continuation of symptoms is represented in the term treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). This article addresses contemporary definitions as well as updated guidelines for patients with TRS.