[Catamnestic studies of treatment results in schizophrenic patients].

The results of our follow-up studies show that; Active methods of treatment have improved the direct results of treatment for schizophrenics distinctly; the number of cured patients has increased three to four-fold, and the number of patients who are immune to treatment has even diminished by factor of 10. The results of active methods of treatment are not stable in the long term; in the course of our observations the number of cured decreased and the number of severely ill increased. Despite the inadequate stability of the cures resulting from treatment, the long-term prognosis is better for those who received active treatment than for those treated passively. Schizophrenics treated with insulin during their first term of hospitalization have a better chance of being cured permanently. The results presented here show that clearly differentiated indications must be elaborated for all methods currently used to treat schizophrenia in order to obtain optimum results.