SCHIZOPHRENIA

SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATMENT AND SELF-HELP

Getting diagnosed with Schizophrenia can be very destructive and damaging, not only for the patient but for its own family and knowns too…..as then mostly people try to avoid the person or doesn’t take care of him or her as Schizophrenia is considered to be incurable. Recovery of Schizophrenia is possible as early diagnosis or treatment can reduce with the complications and improve the outlook of the concerned person. So if anyone is suspected with the symptoms of Schizophrenia should visit the experienced doctors without any loss of time. With proper treatment, self-help, and support, many people are able to manage their symptoms, live and work independently, build satisfying relationships, and enjoy a rewarding life. There is new hope of

TOP MYTHS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA

Schizophrenia in itself is a very different phase of brain/ mind and life that it creates certain myths irrespective of the nature, behavior and activities of the concerned person. Following are the top myths and the facts behind it that should be known worldwide to kill those myths and live in reality. 1. Schizophrenics are always dangerous. It is considered that all people suffering from Schizophrenia are dangerous as they tend towards the negative side of life and tries for committing suicide or harming anyone or to be extreme violent. These activities could also be due to their poverty or family conditions, which are then considered to be dangerous with the Schizophrenia patients. 2. Schizophrenia considered to be rare to occur. It

CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA

With Catatonic Schizophrenia, a person becomes rigid, unresponsive or asleep to the daily life and doesn’t move or respond or follow the instructions. On the other hand, catatonics also show or demonstrate excessive or motor energy and power to accomplish something. In simple words, it can be explained as extremes of powers and energy required, either too high or too low. TOP 10 SYMPTOMS OD CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA: Catatonic Schizophrenia is diagnosed with the presence of at least 3 symptoms from the following. Blankness: Getting blank or unresponsive with the general environment. Partial Unconscious: Getting half or unresponsive with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body. Static Postures:  In this condition, person becomes too rigid with the

DISORGANIZED SCHIZOPHRENIA

Disorganized Schizophrenia is a long term mental illness and is considered to be one of the several subtypes of Schizophrenia. It is also known by the name of Hebephrenic Schizophrenia. In the condition of Disorganized Schizophrenia, a person gets extremely disorganized in any of the emotions of life. It is thought to be in the extreme of disorganization syndrome that has been assumed or imagined to be one feature of a 3-factor model of schizophrenia symptoms. Among the other 2 factors, one is delusions/ hallucinations in which the person lives in a distorted and imaginary reality which is not present and the other factor is psychomotor poverty which is poor in speech, lack of spontaneous movement, and blunting emotion. In this

PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA

This is a most common type of Schizophrenia in which the person gets more hallucinations and delusions. The life of such paranoid schizophrenics is marked by suspicions, isolation and doubts about others that the invisible visions and un-hearable sounds tortures them and they are not able to lead a normal life and proceeds for daily waking nightmares. HERE ARE THE COMMON PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA SYMPTOMS: Hallucinations & Delusions: They hear and see visions which are not there in real. In anger which is unexplainable. Gets disconnected emotionally & mentally with the known or near ones. They get severely anxious and agitated. Behaviour becomes too much argumentative. Prefer self-importance and believes that he or she has special powers. They get frequent suicidal

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCHIZOPHRENIA & PSYCHOSIS

WHAT IS SCHIZOPHRENIA? Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder in which a person interprets reality abnormally. They are more into Hallucinations and Delusions as per which, they talk and behave in a very abnormal way and seems as if they are talking or arguing with a person who is not there in reality. At times or depending on the severity, Schizophrenic people result in combination of hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking and speech that impairs their daily functional life and appears to others that they are disabled to do anything in a right or correct manner as per the customs and society. Schizophrenia is a chronic condition, requiring lifetime treatment. The main symptoms of Schizophrenia are Hallucinations, Delusions, Disordered thinking,

RESIDUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA

Residual Schizophrenia is a form or kind of Schizophrenia in which a person is earlier diagnosed with Schizophrenia but after its treatment and therapies it’s been recovered but certain symptoms are still existing with less frequency and effect. There are no longer existence of the psychotic symptoms but certain symptoms such as illogical thinking, being blunt in conversations, strange, odd or weird behavior or getting social withdrawal among the knowns or family members. SYMPTOMS OF RESIDUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA: Nervousness: With anxious mood, the person becomes too moody and gets feelings of fear, panic and becomes uneasy in the general routine life at times with a variety of reasons. It may also include nausea, getting obsessive thoughts for doing anything, problems in sleeping,