Schizophrenia

According to Mathers et al., (1996) “Schizophrenia ranks among the top ten causes of disability worldwide and affects one in one hundred people at some point in their lives.” (Cardwell and Flanagan, 2012). Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder which is commonly diagnosed in 15-30 year old individuals. It disrupts a person’s cognition, perceptions and emotions, making it extremely difficult to diagnose. Bleuler (1911) introduced the term schizophrenia, which translates as ‘split-mind’ or ‘divided

live on a day-to-day basis. Of the many mental disorders, schizophrenia is one of the most disabling disorders that an individual can have. Schizophrenia has a very rare prevalence rate and only affects about 1% of the entire population worldwide. However, it is one of the most incapacitating disorders and individuals with schizophrenia suffer from a variety of symptoms. There are two categories of symptoms that a person with schizophrenia can have: positive symptoms (incomprehensible speech, hallucinations

Early detection of schizophrenia is an intriguing topic that has been studied for decades but still lack acknowledgement. It is repeatedly misunderstood in adolescents. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric chronic disorder that affects approximately 1% of the population in the United States and typically presents in early adult life (Nemade & Dombeck, 2009). It is commonly associated with social and psychological deficits presented through irritability, erratic behavior, and bizarre thoughts such as hallucinations

It has been widely accepted that schizophrenia has a genetic component, with the relative lifetime risk of schizophrenia being reported at around 0.3-0.7% (McGath et al, 2008) although some studies have shown this to be much higher at around 3.5% (Pedersen et al, 2014). Studies have shown the risk of relatives developing schizophrenia is correlated with the percentage of shared genes (Tsuang, 2000). Twin studies have been utilised to reveal a genetic component, as monozygotic (MZ) twins share 100%

impairment of intellect, and regression.      The severity of psychoses are considered major disorders and involve confusion in all portions of a person's life. Psychosis is seen in a wide range of organic disorders and schizophrenia. These disorders are severe, intense, and disruptive. A person with a psychotic disorder suffers greatly, as do those in his or her immediate environment. Individuals suffering from withdrawal are said to be autistic. That is, the person withdraws

Here we will discuss the truth about schizophrenia, a mental disorder that is widely misunderstood. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that is very serious as it controls how a person feels, behaves, and thinks. To truly know if a person is suffering from this disorder they may have to be medically diagnosed. This mental health issue not only affects the person but also he families. The person dealing with this will deny that they are ill, and to interpret the family’s efforts to get help as unnecessary

Schizophrenia was first approached by Emil Kraepelin (1856–1926), which he referred to as “dementia praecox” or early dementia. In the 20th century, Eugen Bleuler (1857–1939) was the first who renamed the illness schizophrenia. Specifically, the word schizophrenia derived from two Greek words: schizo, which means to tear or to split, and phren, which has several meanings like “the

Schizophrenia is a complex and highly debilitating mental illness that we are currently unable to treat in any way that guarantees success or return to previous function. It affects around 1% of the population and is associated with a thirteen-fold increase in the likelihood of suicide, so its effective control is paramount (Gogos et al., 2015). There have been several hypotheses as to the cause of schizophrenia. Many link genetic and environmental factors, and dysregulations of neurotransmitters

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious debilitating mental illness in which the victim is afflicted with bizarre delusions and prominent hallucinations. The delusions are profoundly invalid beliefs, and the hallucinations are equally invalid perceptions. There is also a disordering of the reasoning process, disordered emotional expression, and loss of motivation for work and social living. Typically, the illness starts in adolescence or early adulthood and, if untreated, usually worsens with

Introduction to Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is defined as a chronic, severe, and disabling disease of the brain and mind (Pickard, 2010). It is said that approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime and more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness (Pickard, 2010). People with schizophrenia suffer many terrifying symptoms such as hearing voices of non-existent people, or believing that they are being controlled by demons that are planning on harming