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27 Jun

Drug Abuse and Schizophrenia

The relationship between schizophrenia and drug abuse is a complicated one. Those with schizophrenia often exhibit unusual behaviors like talking to imaginary figures, disorganized and scattered speech and lacking in personal hygiene. Some of these behaviors are shared with those who abuse drugs, which can lead people to believe that those with schizophrenia are actually […]

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20 Jun

Self-Harm and How to Avoid It

Though those who have never self-harmed often think that those who do self-harm do so with the intention of suicide, this is typically not the case. Self-harm, or-self injury, is the act of intentionally injuring yourself with the goal of releasing unpleasant feelings or at least distracting yourself from those feelings. Sometimes a person might […]

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13 Nov

Understanding Schizophrenia Starts With Neurology, not Psychology

Before mental illness was truly understood, all mental disorders were referred to as “insanity” and treated as such. This term is now considered offensive to those battling mental illness, and it is understood that the blanket of “insanity” does not define the varying levels and types of mental illness such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, […]

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06 Nov

Do I Have Schizophrenia or Something Else?

Just because you exhibit one or two symptoms of schizophrenia does not necessarily mean that you are schizophrenic. Many of the symptoms of schizophrenia overlap with symptoms of other mood disorders and physical ailments, and it’s important that these health problems are differentiated among so that the patient can have the best chance at recovery. […]

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30 Oct

4 Ways to Keep a Positive Attitude During Treatment

While the treatment plans that include psychotherapy and antipsychotic drugs are critical to a schizophrenic patient’s ability to return to some sense of normalcy, a patient’s attitude is also telling of how successful that treatment will be. For example, if a person who has schizophrenia is in a negative frame of mind, constantly doubting the […]

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25 Oct

What is Paranoid Schizophrenia?

Of the different types of schizophrenia that exist today, paranoid schizophrenia is the most common. Doctors today refer to paranoid schizophrenia as “schizophrenia with paranoia.” Types of schizophrenia are classified based upon the most prominent symptom that a patient displays at the time of diagnosis. The two main symptoms of schizophrenia with paranoia are: Severe […]

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11 Oct

Dealing with Delusions in Schizophrenia

What Are Delusions? While hallucinations are defined as “false perceptions,” schizophrenia.com defines delusions as “false beliefs or misinterpretations of events and their significance.” In other words, hallucinations are characterized by sensory experiences, and delusions are characterized by cognitive ones. Paranoia plays an enormous role in delusions as a symptom of schizophrenia. A person with schizophrenia […]

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05 Oct

Understanding Hallucinations and the Role They Play in Schizophrenia

Between 10% and 27% of our nation’s population has experienced a hallucination at some point in their lives, but only 1% of those are schizophrenic. Hallucinations are called “false perceptions.” They cause a person to believe they are seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting, or touching something when they are not. Hallucinations are not the same as […]

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26 Sep

Four Myths Surrounding the Treatment of Schizophrenia

Though approximately 3.2 million Americans battle schizophrenia, many myths about the disorder still exist. Many of us think we know what schizophrenia looks like, but schizophrenia is often misrepresented in the movies, books, and television shows that we are exposed to.. Here are four myths about schizophrenia that should be dispelled: 1. Schizophrenia cannot be […]

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19 Sep

4 Steps to Preventing Schizophrenic Relapse

According to a Healthgrades, eighty to ninety percent of patients with schizophrenia will experience a post-diagnosis relapse at some point in their lives. This does not mean, however, that relapses cannot be avoided in some cases. Here are four important steps to take in preventing a schizophrenia relapse:

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