Can you please clarify what you mean by "approaches"? Do you mean treatment methods?
Broadly speaking medications prescribed by a Psychiatrist address the positive symptoms of schizophrenia (auditory/visual hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, referential thinking where a client believes (s)he is being referred to by various people or believes there are special personal messages which the TV or radio or newspaper etc.). However, there is no assurance that the medications will resolve the positive symptoms. But in many cases do provide relief from them.
From an OT perspective there are various approaches one can take, ranging from those which are activity related, skill building, etc. In my opinion the cogntive-behavioural frame of reference is one which is used frequently in working with clients with schizophrenia. The objective being to influence aspects of behaviour by influencing a client's thinking; providing psychosocial support, counselling, structured use of time or involvement with organized activities personally meaningful to the client and/or helping the client move towards goals that are meaningful to the client e.g. vocational involvement, achievement of educational qualifications leading to meeting the client's goal(s), providing support and linkage to environmental resources which enable a client to manage their living more effectively e.g. income and housing issues etc.
I would suggest you look at a book titled, "Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: Frames of Reference for Intervention" by Mary Ann Bruce and Barbara Borg. Or a book titled, "Psychosocial Occupational Therapy" by Elizabeth Cara and Ann MacRae.
Hope this helpful,
Best,
Biraj
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Can anyone let me know in their opinion which approaches are best used in the treatment of schizophrenia and why? I'm an OT student and getting confused with the different frames of references and approaches.Thanks
Fiona
