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Hope or hype in the treatment of schizophrenia - what's the role of the physician?

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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Volume 212, Issue 1, Pages 1-3

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ROYAL COLL PSYCHIATRISTS
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2017.13

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  1. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil [FAPESP 2016/02246-5]
  2. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brasil
  3. Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Brasil
  4. European Research Council Consolidator Award [311686]
  5. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Mental Health Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London

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According to the experience of people with schizophrenia, their psychiatrists' attitude towards the outcome of their illness is lacking in hope, which directly affects mutual faith in treatment. Here we discuss the scientific basis of hope and show its instrumental role in optimising the best treatment strategies for schizophrenia.

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