Good evening everybody. Medication is very important and is probably a more effective treatment source so long as the patient can be monitored at home, until the medications begin to work. The key is a good relationship with the treating physician and a very supportive home environment. Bipolar disorder a.k.a. manic depressive illness can also present with psychotic symptoms. There are so many different distinct forms of the disorder.
Schizophrenia is made up of probably four or five different syndromes.
Today we are not yet able to differentiate them biochemically, but researchers are hard at work trying to separate the different subtypes of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. This is really an excellent question because it is very important to find subtypes of illnesses that may have different causes and also may have different treatments. However, it is undoubtedly significant in a good number of patients. It is critically important that the patient continue to be faithful and follow the instructions of the physician. Many patients with schizophrenia stop taking their medications at some point and this is the most frequent cause of rehospitalization.