Category: Schizophrenia

Non-Therapeutic Treatment Options for Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is defined as a mental condition in which a person shows two or more of the symptoms like delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech, grossly disorganised or catatonic behaviour and negative symptoms, for at least six months. And schizophrenia can easily be mistaken with other similar mental disorders like schizophreniform, schizoaffective…

Treatment for Schizophrenia: Then and Now The aim of this essay is to outline how treatment for schizophrenia has changed quite significantly over time. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness which affects the brain (RANZCP, 2019). Approximately 1% of the worlds population has schizophrenia (Mentalhelp.net, 2019). It usually appears around the ages of 16 to…

G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Schizophrenia G protein-coupled receptors majorly include biochemical pathways that facilitate scientist to contribute lots of researches related to diseases such as; psychiatric illnesses-multiple personality,bipolar,depression,anxiety and final example of describing relationship is schizophrenia[1].Recently,clinical examinations of GPCR(G protein-coupled receptors) are exponentially rising up in genetics and pharmacology.As a brief explanation of how GPCR…

The Effects of Schizophrenia on Personality and Family Each year, almost 44 million Americans experience a mental disorder. In fact, mental illnesses are among the most common conditions affecting health today. The good news is that most people who have mental illnesses, even serious ones, can lead productive lives with proper treatment. Mental illnesses are…

Does Low Quality Sleep Cause Schizophrenia? Many biological necessities that human take, such as eating foods or interacting with others can vary from one culture to another. Asian people mainly consume rice while western people consume wheat and they both are totally acceptable. Interaction with others is more diverse: Every culture has a unique style…

Suicide Attempts Among Patients with Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a severe form of psychological disorder and is considered to be a psychosis. People with schizophrenia are out of touch with reality and tend to not understand what is going on around them and how to interact. People with schizophrenia generally have a hard time interacting with…

Unraveling the Complexities of Schizophrenia: Quality of Life Introduction Schizophrenia: the “cancer” of mental illness. Schizophrenia is the most severe and debilitating psychiatric disorder that exists. This disorder affects about 1% of the population worldwide (Owen & Mortensen, 2016). Although the percentage may not seem significant, the actual number of people affected is huge. While…

Understanding Schizophrenia: Unveiling the Complexity of a Mental Disorder Introduction How would you react if you woke up one day and just felt off? You’d probably go about your day and carry on as usual. Days and weeks would go by, and you probably wouldn’t notice that feeling worsening or even notice anything different at…

Gender Differences in Schizophrenia: Examining Long-Term Treatment Outcomes Introduction Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which a person’s ability to think, feel, and behave appropriately is affected. A person who is schizophrenic may experience delusions, hallucinations, suicidal ideation, and other cognitive difficulties. Schizophrenia usually appears between late adolescence and early adulthood and can often be…

Schizophrenia: Unveiling Pathology, Symptoms and Treatment Introduction At around age fifteen, I was browsing around YouTube and found myself looking at various random video clips. Soon enough, I found a specific video that caught my attention. The video was a schizophrenia simulation, and I found it interesting because the video showed different aspects of a…