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The Seemingly Ubiquitous Depression Following Acute Schizophrenic Episodes, A Neglected Area of Clinical Discussion

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.1.51

When the treatment of an acute schizophrenic episode is considered, prime emphasis is usually placed on the acute psychotic state as the major occurrence. The author stresses the need to focus also on what he calls the "compensated-transition" phase and the "depressive-neurasthenic" phase, which follow. The importance of treating these latter phases effectively, preferably by the same physician who treated the acute stage, should be given more attention in residency training programs, he believes.

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