Tracy Hicks, DNP, FNP/PMHNP-BC

Being out of the hospital is not the same as being well. The panel makes the case for measurement-based care and more ambitious, individualized treatment goals for patients living with schizophrenia.

Negative and cognitive symptoms shape daily functioning far more than clinicians often recognize. The panel discusses building trust, using structured tools, and addressing tardive dyskinesia to close a persistent care gap.

A detailed case study reveals how positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms can persist for years even when a patient appears clinically stable, challenging the panel to define what genuine functional recovery should look like.

Despite effective treatments, most patients with schizophrenia go undertreated. The panel examines how stigma, fear, and outdated expectations for recovery continue to limit both patients and the clinicians who treat them.

Curiosity, rapport, and understanding lived experience can strengthen schizophrenia care and treatment engagement, according to Tracy Hicks, DNP.

Tracy Hicks, DNP, FNP/PMHNP-BC, outlines how personalized, team-based care and shared decision-making can improve schizophrenia outcomes in real-world practice.

Care partners for patients with schizophrenia can greatly benefit from psychoeducation provided by clinicians.

How can you best discuss long-acting injectable options with your patients living with schizophrenia?