Meeting abstract

https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2026.116

Treatment of Schizophrenia Across Different Clinical Scenarios

Martina Rojnic Kuzman ; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia *
Aleksandar Savić ; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče, Bolnička cesta 32, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Matovinović ; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Brozić ; University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče, Bolnička cesta 32, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Elizabeth Nedić ; "Dr Juraj Njavro" National Memorial Hospital, Županijska ulica 35, 32000, Vukovar, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

The workshop will explore therapeutic approaches
to the treatment of schizophrenia across different
stages of the illness and clinical situations,
including the prodromal phase of schizophrenia,
the subacute phase with predominant cognitive
and negative symptoms, pregnancy, treatment
resistance, and metabolic side effects induced
by antipsychotics. The workshop will use clinical
vignettes that were employed in a study on the
treatment of schizophrenia conducted as part
of the European Psychiatric Association Ambassador
Program. In this study, clinical vignettes
were used to examine how psychiatrists from 38
European countries treat schizophrenia in these
phases and to what extent clinicians adhere to treatment guidelines. Early-career psychiatrists
(Kristina Brozić and Elizabeth Nedić) will present
the clinical vignettes, and each vignette will
be followed by a short lecture on current evidence-
based guidelines for treating the prodromal
phase, cognitive and negative symptoms,
schizophrenia in pregnancy, and treatment-resistant
schizophrenia, delivered by psychiatrists
Martina Rojnić Kuzman and Aleksandar Savić, as
well as on current evidence-based guidelines for
the management of metabolic side effects, delivered
by endocrinologist Martina Matovinović.
The workshop includes interactive presentations
and audience involvement in the clinical assessment
of the vignettes, and is designed to foster
active discussion throughout its entire duration.
It is interdisciplinary and involves collaboration
between psychiatrists and endocrinologists. The
aim of the workshop is to educate participants
about optimal treatment approaches to schizophrenia
in different illness phases that are generally
therapeutically challenging, while also
addressing the gap between clinical practice and
existing evidence-based guidelines. The workshop
is planned to last 90 minutes and is intended for
residents and early-career psychiatrists, as well
as specialist psychiatrists. There is no limit on the
number of participants.

Keywords

schizophrenia; prodrome; pregnancy; treatment resistance; metabolic syndrome

Hrčak ID:

352234

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/352234

Publication date:

15.6.2026.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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