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Schizophrenia . A follow-up study of the results of five forms of treatment . Two hundred twenty-eight first-admission schizophrenic patients were randomly assigned to the following five treatments : psychotherapy alone , drug alone , psychotherapy plus drug , electroconvulsive therapy ( ECT , and milieu . A there- to five-year follow-up examined their course after release from the hospital . The drug alone and ECT groups tended to have the best outcome and the psychotherapy alone group the worst . The positive effect from prior drug treatment began to dissipate after three years postadmission . For the in-hospital treatment successes , the advantage from drug treatment and the disadvantage from psychotherapy were less apparent . Overall , the follow-up outcome is far from reassuring , whatever the type of treatment . Even though a few patients may do well , much remains to be done in and out of the hospital .
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Intervention_Psychological
psychotherapy alone
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Intervention_Pharmacological
drug alone
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Intervention_Psychological
psychotherapy plus drug
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Intervention_Physical
electroconvulsive therapy ( ECT , and milieu
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Outcome_Physical
outcome
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Outcome_Other
positive effect
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Outcome_Other
advantage
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Outcome_Other
disadvantage
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Participant_Condition
Two hundred twenty-eight first-admission schizophrenic patients