title: Working with schizophrenia: a clinician's personal experience.
abstract: There are few mental illnesses that have as profound an effect on individuals and their families as schizophrenia. The management of patients with schizophrenia requires the clinician to be aware of the wide range of outcomes and the multiple facets of management that can be used. This article examines the variety of ways in which the physician can work with patients with schizophrenia to help them achieve their full potential.
authors.affiliation: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jeffries
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment