Ganguly Pronab, Soliman Abdrabo, Moustafa Ahmed A
School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Front Public Health. 2018 Jun 7;6:166. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00166. eCollection 2018.
Individuals with schizophrenia lead a poor quality of life, due to poor medical attention, homelessness, unemployment, financial constraints, lack of education, and poor social skills. Thus, a review of factors associated with the holistic management of schizophrenia is of paramount importance. The objective of this review is to improve the quality of life of individuals with schizophrenia, by addressing the factors related to the needs of the patients and present them in a unified manner. Although medications play a role, other factors that lead to a successful holistic management of schizophrenia include addressing the following: financial management, independent community living, independent living skill, relationship, friendship, entertainment, regular exercise for weight gained due to medication administration, co-morbid health issues, and day-care programmes for independent living. This review discusses the relationship between different symptoms and problems individuals with schizophrenia face (e.g., homelessness and unemployment), and how these can be managed using pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. Thus, the target of this review is the carers of individuals with schizophrenia, public health managers, counselors, case workers, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists aiming to enhance the quality of life of individuals with schizophrenia.
精神分裂症患者的生活质量较差，原因包括医疗护理不足、无家可归、失业、经济拮据、缺乏教育以及社交技能欠佳。因此，对与精神分裂症整体管理相关的因素进行综述至关重要。本综述的目的是通过解决与患者需求相关的因素并以统一的方式呈现这些因素，来提高精神分裂症患者的生活质量。尽管药物治疗发挥着作用，但导致精神分裂症成功整体管理的其他因素包括解决以下方面：财务管理、独立社区生活、独立生活技能、人际关系、友谊、娱乐、针对因药物治疗导致体重增加的定期锻炼、共病健康问题以及独立生活日托项目。本综述讨论了精神分裂症患者面临的不同症状和问题（如无家可归和失业）之间的关系，以及如何使用药物和非药物方法来管理这些问题。因此，本综述的目标受众是精神分裂症患者的护理人员、公共卫生管理人员、咨询师、个案工作者、精神科医生以及旨在提高精神分裂症患者生活质量的临床心理学家。
