1. Problem Solving Therapy
Problem solving therapy as an adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illnesses. We defined problem solving therapy as a psychological intervention designed to improve the cognitive ability of people with schizophrenia to enable them to approach problems in a systematic way. Daily 'living' problems, for example 'cooking a meal' or ' managing finances' would become less stressful and the risk of a recurrence or increase in symptoms lowered with this intervention. It involves several key stages: (i) linking symptoms to problems, (ii) defining the problems, (iii) setting achievable goals, (iv) generating and choosing preferred solutions, (v) implementing preferred solutions and (vi) evaluating the result of the solution.