Schizophrenia is a brain disorder. People with schizophrenia may have perceptions of reality that are different from the reality seen and shared by others around them. People with schizophrenia may hear voices, other people don’t hear or they may believe that others are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. Although schizophrenia is a chronic disorder but with support, medication, and therapy, many people with schizophrenia are able to function independently and live satisfying lives.

Treatment of Schizophrenia is following:

• Antipsychotic drugs are the best treatment now available. Antipsychotic medications reduce the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia and usually allow the patient to function more effectively and appropriately. The large number of people with schizophrenia show substantial improvement when treated with antipsychotic drugs. Read the rest of this entry →

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe brain disorder. Schizophrenia is found all over the world. People with schizophrenia may have perceptions of reality that are strikingly different from the reality seen and shared by others around them. Their behavior may seem odd, unusual or even bizarre at times. People with schizophrenia may not make sense when they talk, may sit for hours without moving or talking much, or may seem perfectly fine until they talk about what they are really thinking. These experiences are terrifying and can cause fearfulness, withdrawal, or extreme agitation.

Causes of Schizophrenia are following:

• Genetic factor: Such studies indicate schizophrenia is influenced by genetics. Schizophrenia genetics research has also studied parent/sibling genetics. A person whose parent has schizophrenia has a ten percent chance of inheriting the condition. It appears likely that multiple genes are involved in creating a predisposition to develop the disorder Read the rest of this entry →

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder of psychosis that affects the way a person acts, thinks, and sees the world. People with schizophrenia may have perceptions of reality that are strikingly different from the reality seen and shared by others around them. Their behavior may seem odd, unusual or even bizarre at times People with schizophrenia may hear voices other people don’t hear or they may believe that others are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them The severity of the symptoms and the long-lasting, chronic pattern of schizophrenia often results in disability, and many individuals need ongoing assistance to manage the most basic functions of independent living.

Symptoms of Schizophrenia are following:

The symptoms of schizophrenia fall into three broad categories:

• Positive symptoms are unusual thoughts or perceptions and usually involve a loss of contact with reality. Positive symptoms are also referred to as psychotic symptoms. They include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and disorganized behavior. Positive symptoms can come and go. Sometimes they are severe and at other times hardly noticeable, depending on whether the individual is receiving treatment. Read the rest of this entry →