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Unlike the previous contributor who thought schizophrenia gave a split personality, it is not.
Schizophrenia is where you have delusions, hallucinations, disordered speech and a lack of insight into your condition.
For example, you may have visual and auditory hallucinations of the ghost of your dead father telling you to go and kill yourself. Commonly, people "hear voices". These appear so real to you you are convinced they are real and are amazed noone else cannot see your hallucinations.
Delusions can be of grandeur that are inappropriate, for example "I woke up and saw that there was a black bird outside. I knew I was sent by God on a mission then".
It is a serious condition that affects 3-4 in every 1000 people and every one of us carries a lifetime risk of 2% of acquiring the disease. It is a serious condition because people can become socially dysfunctional and possibly cause harm to other people or to themselves. Treatment is with antipsychotics that act on dopamine and serotonin receptors within the brain, for example risperidone and amisulpride.
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What is the home-remedy of schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a very serious, cronic disorder that requires professional medical care. The word "Remedy" suggests there is a cure - there is no cure for schizophrenia.
Is schizophrenia is a mental illness?
yes, quite a serious one
Why is schizophrenia termed a major psychiatric disturbance?
Schizophrenia is termed a major psychiatric disturbance because people with schizophrenia have great difficulty functioning in everyday life. Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric disturbance because it is a very serious problem.
What type Psychosis is the most severe?
Schizophrenia is the most severe psychological disorder because it can be disabling for the rest of someone's lifetime. Along with the characteristic delusions and hallucinations, schizophrenia can also cause depression, a lack of motivation, a lack of personal care, low interest in social interaction, and problems with coherent speech. This can require institutionalization for a lifetime, and lifetime care otherwise.
What is the diiferent of manic depression to schizophrenia?
maniac is a serious type of depression the other is voices inside your head
Does schizophrenia involve general weakness and blacking out or loss of consciousness?
Schizophrenia itself does not involve those symptoms, but the medications associated with schizophrenia can cause weakness and loss of consciousness. Please see your doctor immediately if you lose consciousness without any evident non-serious cause.
Are schizophrenia insanity mood disorder and anxiety disorder all the same?
You are comparing symptoms to a serious mental illness. Schizophrenia is a diagnosis for various types of disorders. Mood disorders and anxiety problems can be a symptom of a schizophrenic's disorder.
When ADHD and schizophrenia are combined?
In combination, ADHD is usually diagnosed at a young age and as they grow older, this causes them to develop schizophrenia. Having trouble focusing are symptoms of both ADHD ad schizophrenia therefore it leads on to the person becoming predominantly schizophrenic which is a much more serious mental illness. I know because this is what happened to me.
Is Schizophrenia degenerative?
Schizophrenia is not specifically a disease of aging, and generally appears fairly early in life, in the teenage years or the 20's, so it is not a degenerative disease, even though it is a very serious disease which can cause a person's quality of life to degenerate.
If a 30 year old has schizophrenia could the mother have it as well?
Yes. Schizophrenia is partly genetic, meaning that if you have a relative with schizophrenia you are likely to also have schizophrenia. About 1/10 of people with a relative with schizophrenia develop schizophrenia, compared to 1/100 people without a relative with schizophrenia.
Is schizophrenia a disability?
People with schizophrenia usually have normal cognitive function at the beginning of the course of schizophrenia.
What are the causes of residual schizophrenia?
Residual schizophrenia is caused by a partial recovery from schizophrenia. For an explanation of what causes schizophrenia, please see the related question.
