Approaches to studying the internal picture of treatment in patients with paranoid schizophrenia

The concept of the internal picture of the disease is widely used in domestic medical, as well as medical and psychological practice; its practical use increases the effectiveness of therapeutic and rehabilitation processes. The development of the concept of the internal picture of the disease is the formation of ideas about the internal picture of treatment and the internal picture of pharmacotherapy. The internal picture of treatment is defined as the patient's subjective perception of the treatment process from going to the doctor to changing the lifestyle in the dynamics of the therapeutic process. In the internal picture of treatment, sensory and intellectual levels are distinguished. The study of the internal picture of the disease in schizophrenia and the dissociation of mental functions with the separation of the associative process and emotional, sensory experience, and the presence of productive symptoms contribute to the formation of an inadequate attitude towards the disease, which enhances the patient's disadaptation.