Arieti undertook psychotherapy of schizophrenic patients, an unusual approach that few of his colleagues chose to pursue. His work was considered in his time as a major revision of the concept of schizophrenia after Kraeplin and Bleuler.
Arieti provided psychotherapy for schizophrenic patients, which was a rare approach in his time. In his era, his work was viewed as a significant revision of the schizophrenia concept following Kraeplin and Bleuler.