[Psychotherapy for schizophrenia].

The article describes psychotherapy for schizophrenia. There is evidence for the effect of cognitive behavioural therapy in reducing persistent positive symptoms, improving social function, improving insight and reducing the time to remission. Personal therapy is a relatively new kind of psychotherapeutic intervention. There is lack of evidence for any effect on relapse rates from psychodynamic therapy, but the model is helpful for therapists in obtaining an empathic understanding of patients.