[News from the Soteria--a phenomenologically inspired approach to the rehabilitation of social and daily living skills].

Soteria is an alternative approach to the treatment of schizophrenia that focuses on human interaction ("being-with") within a residential community and the cautious use of neuroleptic medication. Despite forty years of promising clinical and empirical evidence, the need for facilities based on the Soteria paradigm is still largely grounded on humanitarian and "moral" reasons. In addition to this, we will try to demonstrate that Soteria might also prove to be a promising approach based on scientific reasons immanent to the disorder. From a phenomenological informed conception of schizophrenia we will explicate clinical implications, specifically the need for a holistic treatment in real life settings, and demonstrate how these conclusions can most adequately be implemented within Soteria.