Resumen

SILVA, María Alejandra  y  RESTREPO, Diana. Functional Recovery in Schizophrenia. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2019, vol.48, n.4, pp.252-260. ISSN 0034-7450.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2017.08.004.

Recovery in schizophrenia is a topic that generates not only major clinical attention but also a significant economic and social impact. Until seventy years ago, these patients remained held in psychiatric institutions or asylums, usually with no hope of reintegrating into the community. A narrative review of relevant literature was conducted in order to answer key questions regarding recovery in schizophrenia. Treatment objectives in schizophrenia have changed substantially: from expecting a modest control of psychotic symptoms to considering functional recovery as a possibility. Available evidence indicates that one in seven patients with schizophrenia will achieve functional recovery, which implies that remission of positive symptoms is not the ultimate goal of treatment but only a basis for better social and cognitive functioning that translates into better quality of life. This view until recently was not believed to be possible for this major mental disorder.

Palabras clave : Prognosis; Schizophrenia; Recovery; Rehabilitation; Outcome; Risk factors.

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