Synopsis
The main treatment for schizophrenia is anti-psychotic medication which reduces symptoms of psychosis.
- Programme: Horizon
- Series: 2017
- Episode: Why Did I Go Mad?
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2017
- Psychology | The medical model | Brain abnormality as an explanation of mental illness
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