Caring for Patients with Schizophrenia

By Selvi M. Das Purkayastha, BDS, RDH, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD

Schizophrenia  was first recognized in 1896 by the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin, who identified a progressively worsening mental disorder as “dementia praecox.” In 1911, this condition was renamed “schizophrenia” by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler.¹ Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric illness that manifests through certain behavioral changes that can make adhering to treatment plans challenging.

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