This is a summary of possible complementary treatments and is for informational purposes only.
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Complementary Schizophrenia Treatments – Table of Contents
* Schizophrenia Treatments that Have Shown Some Benefits in Scientific Testing
o Personal Therapy, CBT (Psycho-social treatments)
o Glycine
o Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT)
o Antioxidant Vitamins (C, E, Alpha Lipoic Acid, etc)
o Vitamin E and Other Antioxidants (for Tardive Dyskinesia)
o A Healthy Diet Helps in Schizophrenia Recovery
o EPA Omega-3 Fish Oils
* Possible Schizophrenia Treatments that have shown some early positive results in studies
o N-methylglycine (also called Sarcosine)
o New Drink (Tyrodep) rich in amino acids
o Animal-Assisted Therapy
o Gluten-Free Diet and Schizophrenia
o Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
o Music Therapy
o Chinese herbal medicine for schizophrenia
* Future Potential Therapies
o Stem Cell – Based Therapies
* Disproven (or Unproven) & Overmarketed "Schizophrenia Treatments"
o "EmpowerPlus by Synergy, Inc. or Truehope Nutritional Support, Inc."
o Niacin
o Acupuncture
o Vitamin B6
o Megavitamin Dosing
o Art Therapy
@4, do you know the difference between cure and treatment. I doubt it. Cancers have no cure either, but there are all sorts of treatment and people can lead a normal life.
You should buy the video "A Beautiful Mind" true story, Robert Nash, he is still alive. Your niece will like it.
I have a niece who has schizophrenia and she takes oral medication for it. Because it can effect her blood cells she has to have her blood checked every two weeks. I don’t remember the name of the medication, but it came out several years ago and there was actually a movie made which starred Diana Ross as a schizophrenic and putting her on the medication changed her life completely. It has done the same for my niece.
What I find so amazing is that some people actually believe schizophrenics are demon possessed.