Holistic Support for Recovery
At Ascend Psychiatry and Wellness, we recognize that recovery from schizophrenia involves more than symptom management. Our holistic approach considers structured daily routines and sleep schedules, social support and meaningful relationships, stress reduction strategies, avoiding alcohol and drugs which worsen psychotic symptoms, physical health and nutrition, and supported employment or educational goals. While antipsychotic medication is essential, psychosocial support enhances long-term recovery and quality of life.
Benefits of Telepsychiatry for Psychotic Disorder Treatment
Our Florida telepsychiatry services provide accessible psychiatric care for patients with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. Telehealth reduces transportation barriers that often prevent consistent care, provides regular monitoring to prevent relapse, allows family members to participate in appointments, offers convenient follow-up after hospital discharge, and enables continuity of care with the same psychiatrist. Consistent psychiatric management is crucial for maintaining stability and preventing crisis situations.
What to Expect from Schizophrenia Treatment
Antipsychotic medications often begin reducing positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions within days to weeks, though full therapeutic effects may take 4-6 weeks or longer. Negative symptoms typically respond more slowly. Side effects vary by medication and may include sedation, weight gain, metabolic changes, or movement side effects. Our psychiatrists monitor closely and adjust medications to minimize these effects while maintaining symptom control.
Schizophrenia is a chronic condition requiring long-term treatment. Most patients need to continue antipsychotic medications indefinitely to prevent relapse. Our psychiatrists work with you to find the most tolerable medication regimen for sustained recovery.
Compassionate Psychiatric Care for Recovery
You or your loved one deserves expert, compassionate treatment for schizophrenia or psychotic disorders. Our Florida psychiatrists are here to provide the specialized care needed to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Contact Ascend Psychiatry and Wellness today to schedule a psychiatric evaluation.
Ascend Psychiatry and Wellness provides expert treatment for schizophrenia and psychotic Compasionate care for disorders to patients throughout Florida via secure telepsychiatry appointments. Our top notch psychiatrists specialize in managing schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, brief psychotic disorder, and related conditions, offering comprehensive medication management and compassionate psychiatric care focused on symptom reduction and improving quality of life.
If you or a loved one is experiencing hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, social withdrawal, or difficulty distinguishing reality, our Florida psychiatrists can help. With proper psychiatric treatment and antipsychotic medication management, many people with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders achieve symptom control, prevent hospitalizations, and live fulfilling lives.
Compassionate Psychiatric Care for Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
Ascend Psychiatry and Wellness provides expert treatment for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders to patients throughout Florida via secure telepsychiatry appointments. Our top notch psychiatrists specialize in managing schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, brief psychotic disorder, and related conditions, offering comprehensive medication management and compassionate psychiatric care focused on symptom reduction and improving quality of life.
If you or a loved one is experiencing hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, social withdrawal, or difficulty distinguishing reality, our Florida psychiatrists can help. With proper psychiatric treatment and antipsychotic medication management, many people with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders achieve symptom control, prevent hospitalizations, and live fulfilling lives.
Types of Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders We Treat
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health condition characterized by positive symptoms including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech or behavior, negative symptoms such as reduced emotional expression, social withdrawal, and lack of motivation, and cognitive symptoms affecting memory, attention, and executive functioning. Our psychiatrists provide long-term medication management with antipsychotic medications to control symptoms and prevent relapse.
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoaffective disorder combines symptoms of schizophrenia with mood disorder symptoms such as depression or mania. Treatment requires careful management of both psychotic and mood symptoms. Our Florida psychiatrists have expertise in prescribing combinations of antipsychotic medications and mood stabilizers or antidepressants to address this complex condition.
Brief Psychotic Disorder and Other Psychotic Conditions
We also treat brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorder, substance-induced psychotic disorder, and psychotic symptoms associated with other medical or psychiatric conditions. Our comprehensive evaluation determines the underlying cause and appropriate treatment approach for your specific situation.
Our Approach to Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorder Treatment
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation
Your treatment begins with a thorough psychiatric assessment via telehealth. Our psychiatrists carefully evaluate your psychotic symptoms and their impact on functioning, medical history and substance use, previous psychiatric treatments and hospitalizations, family history of psychotic or mental health disorders, and current support systems and living situation. Accurate diagnosis guides effective treatment planning.
Evidence-Based Antipsychotic Medication Management
Antipsychotic medications are the primary treatment for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. Our psychiatrists prescribe second-generation antipsychotics which effectively reduce psychotic symptoms with improved side effect profiles for patients who benefit from consistent medication delivery, and first-generation antipsychotics when clinically appropriate. We carefully select medications based on symptom profile, side effect considerations, previous medication response, and patient preference. Our goal is to find the most effective antipsychotic medication at the lowest effective dose to maximize symptom control while minimizing side effects such as weight gain, sedation, or movement disorders.
Preventing Relapse and Hospitalization
Consistent medication adherence is critical for preventing psychotic relapse. Our psychiatrists work with you to ensure medication tolerability, address side effects promptly, monitor for early warning signs of relapse, coordinate with case managers and community mental health services, and provide family education and support.
Coordinated Specialty Care
Comprehensive schizophrenia treatment requires a team approach. While our psychiatrists manage antipsychotic medications and overall psychiatric care, we coordinate with therapists providing supportive therapy and skills training, case managers assisting with housing, employment, and daily living, rehabilitation programs offering social and vocational support, and primary care physicians monitoring physical health and metabolic side effects of antipsychotic medications
Holistic Support for Recovery
At Ascend Psychiatry and Wellness, we recognize that recovery from schizophrenia involves more than symptom management. Our holistic approach considers structured daily routines and sleep schedules, social support and meaningful relationships, stress reduction strategies, avoiding alcohol and drugs which worsen psychotic symptoms, physical health and nutrition, and supported employment or educational goals. While antipsychotic medication is essential, psychosocial support enhances long-term recovery and quality of life.
Benefits of Telepsychiatry for Psychotic Disorder Treatment
Our Florida telepsychiatry services provide accessible psychiatric care for patients with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. Telehealth reduces transportation barriers that often prevent consistent care, provides regular monitoring to prevent relapse, allows family members to participate in appointments, offers convenient follow-up after hospital discharge, and enables continuity of care with the same psychiatrist. Consistent psychiatric management is crucial for maintaining stability and preventing crisis situations.
What to Expect from Schizophrenia Treatment
Antipsychotic medications often begin reducing positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions within days to weeks, though full therapeutic effects may take 4-6 weeks or longer. Negative symptoms typically respond more slowly. Side effects vary by medication and may include sedation, weight gain, metabolic changes, or movement side effects. Our psychiatrists monitor closely and adjust medications to minimize these effects while maintaining symptom control.
Schizophrenia is a chronic condition requiring long-term treatment. Most patients need to continue antipsychotic medications indefinitely to prevent relapse. Our psychiatrists work with you to find the most tolerable medication regimen for sustained recovery.
Compassionate Psychiatric Care for Recovery
You or your loved one deserves expert, compassionate treatment for schizophrenia or psychotic disorders. Our Florida psychiatrists are here to provide the specialized care needed to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Contact Ascend Psychiatry and Wellness today to schedule a psychiatric evaluation.
Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorder Treatment in Florida
Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
