Schizophrenia Explained: Symptoms, Developments in Treatment, and More | Mass General Brigham

What is schizophrenia and who does it affect? How is it treated? Can people with schizophrenia live fulfilling lives? Dost Öngür, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of the Division of Psychotic Disorders, Director of the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Research Program at McLean Hospital, and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, looks at the history of treating schizophrenia.

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0:00 - Intro
0:21 - What is schizophrenia?
1:39 - History of abnormal behaviors from schizophrenia
2:16 - Treatment options (Then and Now)
3:27 - Recent developments
4:58 - Stigma of schizophrenia in society

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