I'll mention this in passing for those who are interested. Carl Rogers, in _The Carl Rogers Reader_ explains how he and some other psychologists and volunteer s

I'll mention this in passing for those who are interested. Carl Rogers, in _The Carl Rogers Reader_ explains how he and some other psychologists and volunteer staff set up a small residential treatment center for psychotic patients. It was structured very differently from conventional psychiatric treatment centers. Most of the staff were volunteers and uniforms were not used. There were only a few clients/patients living there at any one time. The staff fostered an environment of trust and openness. They did not medicate the clients and instead they tried as much as possible to be open to the psychotic material of the clients. In such a supportive environment, most of the clients showed improvement in their psychotic symptoms in as little time as a week. Staff were picked on the basis of their personality and experience with altered states of consciousness as it was felt that would make them better able to connect with the psychotic clients. The doctors on staff did have the ability to medicate and sedate clients if absolutely needed. So, while I do think schizophrenia has a heritable component, the current medical model may not always be most appropriate or effective treatment.