When a person first experiences symptoms of psychosis, the treatment they receive can be critical in their long-term recovery. Psychosis, which is an inability to determine what is real or not, usually emerges in early adulthood.

Currently, the only treatment for psychosis symptoms is antipsychotic medication. But there are a number of challenges related to medication use, including the simple fact that it is hard for anyone to take medications daily. In addition, physicians have to decide which of potentially 60 medications to prescribe, and when to adjust dosing or try a different option. And if a patient stops taking medication and relapses, sometimes a drug that previously worked loses its effectiveness.  Read the rest of this article at CAMH…