Non-drug therapies for refractory schizophrenia

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Editor-in-Chief Henry A. Nasrallah, MD, talks about non-drug treatments, such as ECT and transcranial magnetic stimulation, that hold promise when schizophrenia is refractory to pharmacotherapy.

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"In 2003 I went to Everest for the first time and trekked to base camp. It was symbolic of my own journey with schizophrenia and conquering my own mountains."

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