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Schizophrenia is one of the most chronic and disabling of the mental illnesses.
Minds Campaign A five-year campaign run by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to combat the stigma of mental illness, concentrating on six key areas. Antipsychotics Antipsychotics are given to control symptoms of schizophrenia and other kinds of psychosis. Learn more about antipsychotics. While medications have been the mainstay treatment for schizophrenia, there are growing indications that cognitive behavioural therapy may have an important role to play. Understanding Voices Hearing voices when nobody is around or at least when nobody seems to be saying the words you hear is quite a common thing to happen.