183547 Community Based Primary Treatment and Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 10:45 AM

Martin Gittelman , Psychiat, NYU Med School, Ny, NY
This paper describes a controlled,crossover design of the community based supervised primary treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation of 853 persons with schizophrenia residing with their families in a Chinese rural area. Ss were treated either with titrated Typical or Atypical antipsychotic medication, were trained and expected to work p/t. Families were provided with essential education regarding mental illness and intervention strategies. Primary care workers were trained and supervised by psychiatrists and titrated dosage based on the appearance of positive or negative signs.

Dosage, clinical and side effects,relapse,morbidity and hospitalizations rates will be described.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to articulate essential steps required for community based supervised primary treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation for schizophrenia Participants will be able to articulate differences in effectiveness and side effects between Typical and Atypical antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia

Keywords: Mental Health Services, International Public Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I served as Co Adviser(with Pierre Bailly Salin) to the MOPH China for the World Health Organization (Western Pacific Office in designing and initiating this program
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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