Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms: Future Prospects

Erhart, Stephen M.
Marder, Stephen R.
Carpenter, William T.

²UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
³VISN 22 MIRECC, US Department of Veterans’ Affairs
⁴University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

¹To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].

Schizophrenia Bulletin 32(2):p 234-237, April 2006.

New findings from neuroscience, genetics, and experimental psychology have emerged that provide alternative explanations of many negative symptoms. We review the continuing limitations in treatment and discuss possible sources of heterogeneity among negative symptoms. We also anticipate conceptual uncertainties that may arise with forthcoming treatment developments.