1. See my other reply in this thread about the potential link between and high comorbidity of PTSD and schizophrenia.
2. The argument brought up was that brain 'damage' "just is", and cannot be reversed; which is where any neuroplasticity research can be used to show that it is not that simple, and that even brain structures can and do continue to change over the course of a lifetime, not only on the level of transmitters.
3. The positive effects of psychotherapy for schizophrenia are well researched.
Hardy, A., Keen, N., van den Berg, D., Varese, F., Longden, E., Ward, T., & Brand, R. M. (2023).
Trauma therapies for psychosis: A state‐of‐the‐art review.
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.
https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12499
2. The argument brought up was that brain 'damage' "just is", and cannot be reversed; which is where any neuroplasticity research can be used to show that it is not that simple, and that even brain structures can and do continue to change over the course of a lifetime, not only on the level of transmitters.
3. The positive effects of psychotherapy for schizophrenia are well researched.