PSYC 3230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Echolalia, Autism Spectrum, Social Skills
26 Mar 2018
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Wrap in wet sheets; electric shock; insulin comas; frontal lobotomies. Thorazine: early 1950s; haldol- 1957 (these effective for 6-70% of patients) But come with bad side effects (involuntary motor movements, monotonous speech, etc) some irreversible if take high enough doses for long enough. 3/4 patients stop taking meds for at least 1 week in a two year period. Psychoanalytic/dynamic approaches: address early experiences with parents or other traumas no evidence of efficacy. Social skills training; vocational rehabilitation; daily living skills training. Family therapy (psychoeducation for family members, reduce ee, elicit help in recovery process) Cbt- particularly c (slow down though process, systematically evaluate thoughts, etc) Identifying early warning signs and how to prevent psychotic episodes. Referrals to community resources (housing) and support programs. Really need a combination of biological (medicine) and psychosocial. Biological treatment will be life-long; requires ongoing psychiatric monitoring.
