what causes Schizophrenia ?

Question

i mean what kind of disorder does it make & is this disorder genetic or not ? how do you get it !

Answer 1

It is caused by demons, No its not it is just a mixup of chemicals, no its not it is something that effected you growing up. No its not it demons.....

Answer 2

Schizophrenia is not a single disease but a spectrum of disorders. I have "schizophrenia paranoia" (DDD) diagnosed over 40 years ago. The cause of this disorder, which includes hallucinations, is not known. Don't let any one tell you that it is. It comes on suddenly and often violently and ends just as suddenly. I don't know of any proof that it is genetic. It began in me while I was attending a university there was some stress at the time but not untoward.

To find out more about these disorders just type "schizophrenia" into Yahoo! web search; in the many links that come up wikipedia has a good summary.

Good luck in your research, good mental health, peace and Love!

Answer 3

Researchers haven't identified the cause or causes of schizophrenia, although they believe genetic factors play a role. About 1 percent of the general population develops schizophrenia compared with 10 percent of those with a close family relative who has the disease. Chemical or subtle structural abnormalities in the brain may contribute to causing this illness.

Answer 4

There is debate in the medical world as to whether genetics can play a role in making it more likely, but largely schizophrenia can be traced back to some sort of trauma. it is often seen in adults who were abused either mentally, physically or sexually as a child. Or even a combination of all of them. The defense mechanism to a child or adult who goes throught such severe trauma, is to go inside themselves in order to be able to bear the experience. Often children who are sexually abused do this, they make a "pretend" world that they escape to while the abuse is happening. This is done as a way of escaping it or being able to bear it, which eventually can lead to schizophrenia. The child gets accustomed to "escaping" into this imaginary world and sometimes continues this long after the abuse has ended, eventually leading to schizophrenia. Hope that helps!

Answer 5

there are multiple grades of schizophrenia it can also be mingled with bi-polar disorder and is classified schizo affect

you can be born with schizophrenia or be traumatically altered to have similar symptoms,,long term drug abuse can also cause schizo disorders

schizo affect is a bi partisan disorder where bi-polar is either the main or the secondary trate ...if the primary is out of control it will cause the other to appear

other disorders that mimic schizophrenia are drug addiction, ptsd, anxiety, border line personality disorder, sleep deprivation, some add have some schizo traits

Answer 6

There are many different causes of schizophrenia. It could be inherited, be on account of excess dopamine in the brain, stressful/traumatic life events, drug use or injury to the brain are all potential causes of schizophrenia. Essentially it makes one live in an altered reality sometimes and reduces their ability to cope and get by in the every day world.

More info on understanding schizophrenia here:
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+schizophrenia.htm

Answer 7

schizophrenia is believed to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. In regard to what causes it, there are hereditary factors as well as environmental factors to consider. Recently 35 separate studies inthe UK linked moderate to frequent marijuana use to adult onset ( non hereditary) schizophrenia. So the old legends about " reefer madness" may have some credence after all.

Answer 8

Schizophrenia is usually due to a genetic predisposition. Likely someone in your family also has it mostly Grandparents and/or parents.

Answer 9

At this Point no one really knows for sure
They speculate THC in pot if you smoke it as a teenager.
Genetics play a vital factor if your family carries the gene
Chemical unbalances in The neurological system
Serotonin
Dopamine
My father had late onset at 44 yrs old
High stress full living conditions
a combination of some or all the above

Answer 10

They use a stress-diathesis model to describe the onset. Its genetic predisposition that gets brought out by stress.

Answer 11

i beleave it is genetic and a bit of nurture.