Treatment. John was committed against his will to a mental institution under the strict supervision of a psychiatrist. He is treated for schizophrenia with shock therapy using insulin treatments. He is also given medications in the form of pills that he must take throughout the day, although the pills are never named in the film. Also, towards the end of the film and during the end of John's life, he begins taking the "newer drugs." Based on his behavior with the new drugs, they had a less dulling effect on his personality. According to Kahn and Sommer, the best way to treat schizophrenia is to intervene in the disease process before deteriorations occur in the brain, which may be irreversible (2014). Furthermore, it has been found that over long periods of time antipsychotic medications do not reduce the frequency of schizophrenic psychosis (Harrow, Jobe, & Faull, 2014). Despite this, antipsychotics remain the first line of treatment for schizophrenia (Lehman, Steinwachs, 1998). This is consistent with the film. John Nash continues to hallucinate despite medication; however, his delusions diminish as the film progresses. While the medications helped, they didn't completely eliminate his symptoms. According to Kring, in addition to antipsychotic drugs, social skills training can also be affective (2013). This is also highlighted in the film when John seeks a job at Princeton to gain more social interaction and develop better relationships with his peers. Shean agrees with this and argues that antipsychotic medications should be a supplement to psychosocial therapies (2013). Although John never had any formal therapy, or at least the film didn't show it, the film still emphasized his need for social interaction in addition to medicine to achieve