The treatment of<unk>  depends on the specific diagnosis (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or substance intoxication). The first-line treatment for many psychotic disorders is antipsychotic medication, which can reduce the positive symptoms of<unk>  in about 7 to 14 days. For youth or adolescents, treatment options include medications, psychological interventions, and social interventions. Medication The choice of which antipsychotic to use is based on benefits, risks, and costs. It is debatable whether, as a class, typical or atypical antipsychotics are better. Tentative evidence supports that amisulpride, olanzapine, risperidone and clozapine may be more effective for positive symptoms but result in more side effects. Typical antipsychotics have equal drop-out and symptom relapse rates to atypicals when used at low to moderate dosages. There is a good response in 40–50%, a partial response in 30–40%, and treatment resistance (failure of symptoms to respond satisfactorily after six weeks to two or three different antipsychotics) in 20% of people. Clozapine is an effective treatment for those who respond poorly to other drugs ("treatment-resistant" or "refractory" schizophrenia), but it has the potentially serious side effect of agranulocytosis (lowered white blood cell count) in less than 4% of people. Most people on antipsychotics get side effects. People on typical antipsychotics tend to have a higher rate of extrapyramidal side effects while some atypicals are associated with considerable weight gain, diabetes and risk of metabolic syndrome; this is most pronounced with olanzapine, while risperidone and quetiapine are also associated with weight gain. Risperidone has a similar rate of extrapyramidal symptoms to haloperidol. Psychotherapy Psychological treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) are possibly useful in the treatment of<unk> , helping people to focus more on what they can do in terms of valued life directions despite challenging symptomology. Metacognitive training (MCT) is associated with reduced delusions, hallucinations and negative symptoms as well as improved self-esteem and functioning in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. There are many psychosocial interventions that seek to treat the symptoms of<unk> : need adapted treatment, open dialogue, psychoanalysis/psychodynamic psychotherapy, major role therapy, soteria, psychosocial outpatient and inpatient treatment, milieu therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). When these are used without antipsychotic medications, they may be somewhat effective for some people, especially for CBT, need-adapted treatment, and soteria. Early intervention Early intervention in<unk>  is based on the observation that identifying and treating someone in the early stages of a<unk>  can improve their longer term outcome. This approach advocates the use of an intensive multi-disciplinary approach during what is known as the critical period, where intervention is the most effective, and prevents the long-term morbidity associated with chronic psychotic illness. Systematic reform Addressing systematic reform is essential to creating effective prevention as well as supporting treatments and recovery for those suffering with<unk> . Waghorn et al. suggest that education interventions can be a building block to support those with<unk>  to successfully participate in society. In their study they analyse the relationship between successful education attainment and<unk> . Findings suggest proportionately more school aged persons with<unk>  discontinued their education, compared to those without<unk> . Waghorn et al. finds that specialised supported education for those suffering with psychotic disorders can help lead to successful education attainment. Additionally, future employment outcomes are relative to such education attainment. Established approaches to supported education in the US include three basic models, self-contained classrooms, onsite support model and the mobile support model. Each model includes the participation of mental health service staff or educational facility staff in the student’s education arrangements. Potential benefits of specialised supported education found from this study include coordination with other service providers (e.g. income support, housing, etc) to prevent disrupting education, providing specialised career counselling, development of coping skills in the academic environment. These examples provide beneficial ways for people with<unk>  to finish studies successfully as well as counter future experiences of<unk> .
Psychosis
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Depression 
Dissociative identity disorder
Psychotic depression
Phobia
Depression and Anxiety
Collective depression