After they are diagnosed with schizophrenia, many people fear that they will never be able to live a full, independent life. While in the more extreme cases, it is likely that individuals suffering from schizophrenia will need constant supervision and care, this is not the case for everyone who has schizophrenia. Understanding Schizophrenia in Order […]
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Studies have shown that patients with schizophrenia often have what is called a comorbid anxiety disorder, or an anxiety disorder that exists simultaneously with their schizophrenia. According to schizophrenic.com, 30 to 85 percent of individuals with schizophrenia or other related disorders has struggled with anxiety at some point in their lifetimes. Even though they are […]
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According to a Current Psychiatry article by Dr. Samuel G. Siris, about 25 percent of people with schizophrenia also experience depression. The reason for this high rate of depression in these patients is linked to “reduced social and vocational functioning, increased likelihood of psychotic relapse and rehospitalization, and other problems,” according to Dr. Siris. Depression […]
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Unfortunately, treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis the past meant banishing individuals with these disorders to institutions or psychiatric wards that were often undignified and ill-equipped to treat these and other mental health issues. Today, rather than sending these patients away from their families, doctors and therapists often aim to include the families of the patient […]
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According to Dr. Michael Roizen, suicide is the leading cause of premature death in people with schizophrenia. 1 in 10 people will take his own life which is exponentially higher than the national average, which says that 1 in 10,000 people will take his own life. The reasons for this high rate of suicide in […]
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When a friend or family member is suffering mentally or physically, the first instinct many of us have is to do whatever we can to try to help them. However, most of us don’t understand where to begin when it comes to helping those we care about who is suffering from schizophrenia or other psychotic […]
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Contrary to the stigma surrounding schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, people who have these disorders can often still live fairly normal lives with the help of proper treatment, including therapies and medication. We have the tendency to believe that people who are schizophrenic will be violent and that they may cause bodily harm to themselves […]
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Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Times of Onset The symptoms of schizophrenia vary in different cases, as do the ages that symptoms appear in different patients. The manner in which schizophrenia develops and manifests depends on the onset, severity, and duration of the symptoms, according to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. People do not often […]
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While the cause of schizophrenia is not actually known, research has led doctors to certain risk factors and possible triggers of the disorder. According to the Mayo Clinic, these links are often a combination of genetic makeup, brain chemistry, and a person’s environment. Scientists have found differences in the biology and construction of the brains […]
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Frequency of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders occur every community regardless of ethnicity, class, religion, race or socioeconomics. Rates of schizophrenia are generally similar worldwide – about .5% to 1.0% of the population. In the United States, that comes out to 7.2 people per 1,000, which means that a city with a population of […]
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The goal is to facilitate early identification of those experiencing extreme states in order to decrease the duration for untreated symptoms and reduce disruption to the young person’s psychosocial development through a collaborative, recovery oriented intervention.