SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A MEDICAL ILLNES THAT CAUSES STRANGE THINKING, FEELINGS, AND UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR. A CHRONIC, SEVERE, AND DISABLING BRAIN DISEASE. ABOUT 1% OF THE POPULATION DEVELOPS SCHIZOPHRENIA DURING THEIR LIFE TIME. MORE THAN 2 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM THE ILLNESS IN A GIVEN YEAR. SCHIZOPHRENIA REQUIRES CHRONIC TREATMENT TO REDUCE SUFFERING AND TO RESTORE DAILY FUNCTION. PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA OFTEN SUFFER TERRIFYING SYMTOMS SUCH AS: HEARING VOICES NOT HEARD BY OTHERS, CONFUSED THINKING, DECLINE IN HYGIENE, DIFFICULTY RELATING TO PEERS AND KEEPING FRIENDS, BEHAVING LIKE A YOUNGER CHILD, WITHDRAWN AND INCREASED ISOLATION, CONFUSING T.V. AND DREAMS FROM REALITY, AND BELIEVING THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE READING THEIR MINDS, CONTROLLING THEIR THOUGHTS OR PLOTTING TO HARM THEM.
THE MEDICATIONS USED TO HELP WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA ARE CLOZAPINE AND RISPORDAL. THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS ARE DROWISNESS, HYPRESALVATION, TACHYCORDIA, AND SEDATION. MEDICATION THAT INFLUENCES BRAIN ACTIVITY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF TREATMENT AND BEHAVIOR. MANAGEMENT THERAPY IS USED TO SUPPORT THE MEDICATION IN MOST CASES. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN A 90% CHANCE FOR RECURRENCE IN UNTREATED PATIENTS WITHIN A YEAR OF THE 1ST EPISODE. THE CHANCE FOR RELAPSE DROPS TO 30% WITH TREATMENT.
HOSPITALIZATION IS USED TO ACHEIVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: TO EVALUATE AND DIAGNOS A PERSON, TO STABLIZE DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR, TO BEGIN MEDICATION TO MONITOR AND ENSURE SELF-CARE AND SAFETY, AND TO FAMILIARIZE A PERSON WITH TREATMENT.
WHEN A PATIENT RETURNS FROM THE HOSPITAL, MANY OF THEIR FORMER FEELINGS OF ILLNESS WILL BE GONE, BUT NOT ALL. SOME OFTEN BECOME WITHDRAWN AND APATHETIC. THE CONDITION TENDS TO GET WORSE (IN ABOUT HALF OF ALL CASES) UNLESS TREATMENT IS GIVEN. SCHIZOPHRENIA IS LARGELY CAUSED BY GENETIC FACTORS, BUT ENVIRONMENT STRESS CAN TRIGGER AN EPISODE OF ILLNESS. A PATIENT MAY DISCONTINUE MEDICATIONS OR STOP TREATMENT OFTEN LEADING TO A RETURN OF PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS.
Schizophrenia is a disease that takes place in the brain. ... It does appear however that Schizophrenia is somewhat genetic. ... (A.D.A.M "Schizophrenia" 2002) There are five different types of Schizophrenia. ... In Catatonic Schizophrenia there is a period of inactivity and striking motor skills. ... (Ryan Irvan, "Schizophrenia" 2001) The diagnosis of Schizophrenia is very difficult. ...
It is a disorder called schizophrenia. ... The exact cause of schizophrenia is not known. ... There have been causes where only one of the identical twins has schizophrenia. ... Studies are also looking at neurotransmitters in the process of developing schizophrenia. ... There are many theories about the causes of schizophrenia. ...
The word schizophrenia means a splitting of the mind. ... Schizophrenia is one of the most common mental disorders. ... Physicians do not know the cause of schizophrenia. ... These newer drugs control the symptoms of schizophrenia with fewer side effects. ... The cause of schizophrenia is unknown. ...
Schizophrenia Introduction Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, disabling brain disease that affects approximately one percent of the population. ... Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia Generally, schizophrenia's onset is in adolescence or young adulthood. Schizophrenia affects young men just as much as young women. ... Delusions are also common in those with schizophrenia. ... Suicide is a serious danger to those with schizophrenia. ...
This is how many schizophrenia sufferers go through life. ... There are several symptoms of schizophrenia. One who suffers from schizophrenia may have delusions. ... Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain. ... There is no cure for schizophrenia. ...
During my research I found out that many more people have Schizophrenia than most would like to admit. ... Schizophrenia is a disease that takes over your brain. ... Schizophrenia emerges at different times in men and women. ... I hope this paper has cleared up a few questions about schizophrenia. ... "New Hope for People With Schizophrenia." ...
Types of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a group of disorders that are characterized by the loss of contact with reality, and the marked disturbances of thought and perception as well as bizarre behavior. ... Since then there has been several different classifications of schizophrenia that have been made. ... The first subtype of schizophrenia that I will be discussing is the paranoid subtype. ... The next subtype of schizophrenia is the disorganized type. ... Catatonic schizophrenia is another subtype. ...
People with schizophrenia describe strange of unrealistic thoughts. ... Catatonic schizophrenia is marked by striking motor behavior. ... Schizophrenia seems to be a syndrome of multiple causes and types. Genetics seem to play a role, but there is no single "schizophrenia gene". ... One of the most recent advances in treating schizophrenia is the drug clozapine. ...
A person with catatonic schizophrenia presents a nursing challenge. ... Schizophrenia appears to be extremely complex. ... Schizophrenia always involves change in ability and personality. ... Stress does not cause schizophrenia. ... People with schizophrenia show the same increase in frontal lobe activi...
There are many ways to define what schizophrenia is, not only by what the illness truly is to the different forms of schizophrenia, which includes paranoid schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia and undifferentiated schizophrenia. I will be focusing on what schizophrenia in general is: what the true definition of this common mental illness. ... Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain, which can be one of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses known to humans. ... Schizophrenia deals with an individual who is hearing voices or seeing things that...
