Understanding Schizophrenia Care
Schizophrenia is among the most complex and misunderstood psychiatric conditions — yet with expert treatment, many patients achieve significant symptom control and meaningful recovery. Dr. Uday Kiran provides comprehensive schizophrenia care at Bharosa Neuro Psychiatry Hospital, combining antipsychotic therapy, cognitive rehabilitation, and family support.
In India, schizophrenia carries enormous stigma, and many patients are brought to treatment only after years of untreated psychosis — significantly worsening their prognosis. At Bharosa, we emphasise early identification, prompt treatment, and sustained follow-up to maximise outcomes.
Our schizophrenia care program extends beyond medication to include social skills training, occupational rehabilitation, family psychoeducation, and community reintegration — because recovery from schizophrenia is about rebuilding a life, not just controlling symptoms.
What to Expect
Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessment
Detailed evaluation of positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions), negative symptoms (social withdrawal, flat affect), cognitive impairment, and functional status.
Antipsychotic Therapy
Evidence-based antipsychotic management with careful selection, dose titration, and monitoring for metabolic side effects, movement disorders, and treatment response.
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Structured interventions to improve attention, memory, executive function, and social cognition — which are often impaired in schizophrenia beyond the acute psychotic symptoms.
Family Psychoeducation
Educating families about schizophrenia, reducing expressed emotion, improving communication, and building a supportive home environment that reduces relapse risk.
Social & Vocational Rehabilitation
Skills training, activity scheduling, and supported community reintegration to help patients regain independence and social functioning.
Our Approach
- Early intervention and prompt initiation of antipsychotic treatment
- Evidence-based medication selection with metabolic monitoring
- Long-acting injectable antipsychotics for adherence challenges
- Family therapy to reduce expressed emotion and relapse risk
- Holistic rehabilitation — not just symptom control
