Requiem for "Schizophrenia".
In this article a brief overview of the treatment of chronic psychosis for the last two centuries is covered, with particular emphasis on many scientifically demonstrated causes of chronic organic psychosis and their medically successful treatment, including recent neurotransmitter manipulations. With respect for the important contributions of Bleuler, the term "schizophrenic" is considered as an unscientific and unprovable nosological construct, which has hampered the successful resolution of chronic psychosis and has outlived its usefulness in the lexicon of modern psychiatry.
Howard
J S
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Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301, USA.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia; D009626:Terminology as Topic