This document discusses schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown in rational thought, emotion, and behavior. It can cause delusions and hallucinations. Genetics and environmental factors like stress may play a role in its causes. While there is no cure, treatment with medication and therapy can help manage symptoms and allow patients to lead productive lives.

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Schizophrenia
Karyssa Costagliola
2/5/2015

2. What is Schizophrenia?
It is a mental disorder that involves the breakdown in the relation between rational thought,
emotion, and behavior. It is a long-term disorder that leads to withdrawal from reality and
relationships leading to delusions and hallucinations which leaves a person at times with extreme
paranoia. People with this disease 1/3 of them attempt suicide and about 10% diagnosed in the
first 20 years of diagnosis will commit suicide.
Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms can be both chronic and acute it depends on the patient and what triggered their
symptoms. Acute schizophrenia usually happens in a person that is otherwise healthy, but has
some sort of traumatic event or other major change in normal life leading to the breakdown.
Acute schizophrenia has a better response to treatment because of the people with this time of
schizophrenia had no other previous symptoms or issues. This type is also more come in young
adults. Males under 30 are at higher risk especially if they have history of depression. This
disease affects all different types of men and women it does not just affect a certain group of
individuals.
Causes
There is no known cause for this disease. It is thought to be associated with genetics or some
form of traumatic event. It can occur because of changes in the brain chemistry or some brain
injury before or during child birth. It can be caused from stress, family problems, childhood
deprivation, substance abuse, and some people are born with the predisposition for
schizophrenia.
Treatment
The treatment for this disease varies and is tested to see which works best for the patient being
treated. Psychotherapy with medicine plans that model and reassures the sense of reality giving

3. the patient weekly goals. Another form is group therapy which in studies shows that it
sometimes gives a better prognosis than just medicine. It is a big part of treatment for the patient
to have supporting family and friends to help them get through understanding what they have
and what triggers the symptoms. Antipsychotic medicines normalize biochemical imbalances
which help reduce the likelihood of a relapse. Traditional antipsychotics help control
hallucinations and delusions by blocking dopamine receptors.
Prognosis
There is no cure for schizophrenia, but with treatment and good group therapy sessions a patient
can reduce their symptoms and be able to live almost a normal productive life.
Sources
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/basics/definition/con-20021077
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150204125808.htm
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/schizophrenia/