Dear sir, > my daughter, aged 27 years is suffering > from schizophrenia for the last 11 years and is under > regular treatment at pgi, chandigarh since september, 2007. > she was prescribed various set of medicines during the > course of treatment. She is presently taking clozapine > 300 mg daily. As the symptoms persist, > doctors say that she would have to take medicines > indefinitely. Though my daughter is average in studies, she > spends maximum time glued to books (just staring) and often > looses cool on the petty issues, if things are not going as > per her liking. She is very introvert and has no friends, > even girls. She used to go to her educational institution > alone and did not have any interaction with her classmates. > she is m.a. In english. She does not like watching t.v. > programmes and using mobile (smart phone). She confines > herself to her room and did not like sharing meals in dining > room in the company of family members. Sometime she speaks > with herself. She is self centered and sometimes envies even > her siblings, when she observes them to be getting favorable > treatment or they are excelling in their studies and other > activities. She loves eating fast foods and enjoys > travelling in the company of parents but not with others. > she enjoys attending social gatherings like wedding parties. > she gets irritated often and do not hesitate to speak loudly > and makes ungraceful gestures to parents. She is lazy by > nature and avoids doing even petty household works like > cooking, washing and ironing clothes etc. She is very casual > about her appearance and is not fascinated by good dresses. > she often suspects her old classmates and others for > conspiring against her. She also suspects her mother and > thinks that she (mother) is always conspiring against her. > nevertheless, she never forgets to bring gifts for her on > her birthday, mother?s day etc. She is a confused > lot and her long and prolonged allopathic treatment > has not brought any favorable results. Please guide, whether > alternative therapies like cbt, ect, meditation, homeopathic > treatment etc. Could treat her completely or > partially. I discussed about these with her doctor > (senior consultant of the rank of associate professor) at > p.g.i. Chandigarh but he said that these are not effective > therapies. I came to know that > chronic cases of schizophrenia are treatable. > if it is so then > kindly send detail requirement for treatment. thanks.