| Schizophrenia and other mental health disorders have | | | | The exect causes of schizophrenia are not known. |
| fairly strict criteria for diagnosis. Time of onset as | | | | Genetic factors. |
| well as length and characteristics of symptoms are all | | | | Chemical or subtle structural abnormalities in the brain. |
| factors. | | | | Biological and environmental factors. |
| Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain | | | | A Family history of Schizophrenia. |
| disorder that has been recognized throughout | | | | Psychological and social factors. |
| recorded history. The first signs of schizophrenia | | | | Symptoms of Schizophrenia |
| typically emerge in the teenage years or early | | | | Some sign and symptoms related to Schizophrenia |
| twenties. It is a form of psychosis, which is an | | | | are as follows: |
| impairment of thinking in which the interpretation of | | | | Loss of appetite. |
| reality is abnormal. It is uncommon in children and is | | | | The sense of being controlled by outside forces. |
| hard to recognize in its early phases. The term | | | | Delusions. |
| schizophrenia literally means split mind; however, | | | | Incoherence (not understandable) |
| many people still believe incorrectly that the condition | | | | Regressive behavior. |
| causes a split personality (which is an uncommon | | | | Diminishment of the self. |
| problem involving dissociation). The cause of | | | | Inability to take care of personal needs. |
| schizophrenia is still unclear. People with schizophrenia | | | | Violence. |
| may hear voices other people don't hear or they | | | | Argumentativeness. |
| may believe that others are reading their minds, | | | | Lack of pleasure in everyday life. |
| controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. | | | | Treatment of Schizophrenia |
| Certain psychotic disorders such as bipolar disorder in | | | | Here is list of the methods for treating Schizophrenia: |
| a manic phase and delusive disorder share some of | | | | People who experience acute symptoms of |
| the positive symptoms of schizophrenia but can have | | | | schizophrenia may require intensive treatment |
| distinctly different courses and prognosis. | | | | including hospitalization. |
| Schizophrenia can be caused by schizophrenia, bipolar | | | | Antipsychotic or neuroleptic medications (such as |
| disorder, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, drug abuse and | | | | clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, |
| other factors. It is not caused by childhood | | | | ziprasidone and aripiprazole) work by changing the |
| experiences, poor parenting or lack of willpower, nor | | | | balances of chemicals in the brain and are used to |
| are the symptoms identical for each person. The | | | | control the symptoms of the illness. |
| behavior of children with schizophrenia may change | | | | Supportive and problem-focused forms of |
| slowly over time. It affects approximately one | | | | psychotherapy may be helpful for many individuals. |
| percent of the world's population, making it the most | | | | If people with schizophrenia become depressed, it |
| common psychosis. Available treatments can relieve | | | | may be necessary to add an antidepressant to their |
| many of the disorder's symptoms, but most people | | | | drug regimen. |
| who have schizophrenia must cope with some | | | | Individual therapy: Cognitive therapy involves a |
| residual symptoms as long as they live. A person with | | | | therapist helping you learn ways of coping with |
| schizophrenia does not have a "split personality," and | | | | stressful thoughts and situations to reduce your risk |
| almost all people with schizophrenia are not | | | | of a relapse. |
| dangerous or violent towards others when they are | | | | Patients who lack family and social support may be |
| receiving treatment. | | | | helped by intensive case management programs that |
| Causes of Schizophrenia | | | | emphasize active outreach and linkage to a range of |
| The common causes and risk factor's of | | | | community support services. |
| Schizophrenia include the following: | | | | |