Providing a Second Chance for People with Schizophrenia

• By: Adam J. Savitz, MD, PhD Andrew Bloch, LCSW NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division
• January 1st, 2010
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Despite advances in psychopharmacology, many individuals with schizophrenia remain too impaired to be discharged from the state hospitals. One response to this problem in New York State was the establishment of a unique partnership among a private hospital, the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Payne...