2007-11-01 20:50:08 · 11 answers · asked by AMITKUMAR P 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Schizophrenia is a chronic, sever, disabling brain disorder. It is a mental disorder that is broken down into three different symptom catagories.
Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, and unsusual thoughts and preceptions.
Negative symptoms include loss of iniatating plans, speak, show emotions, or even find pleasure in everyday life. IT is most often diagnosed as depression when negative symptoms occur because these are not thought to be part of this condition.
Cognitive symptoms include problems with attention, memory and even the functions that help us plan and organized. Making it part of the disorder that makes it hard for people who suffer with schizophrenia to live ordinary lives, often depending on family or other organizations to help them deal with every day living.
2007-11-01 21:10:18 · answer #1 · answered by Pit Bull Owned! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know quite a bit about schizophrenia paranoia because I have suffered from it for over 40 years. I also know the amount of misinformation and misunderstanding about this disorder by the general public is abysmal. If you want to know exact criteria that psychiatrists use in diagnosing the disorders just type "DSM IV TR" or "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, revised" into Yahoo web search; a number of informative links comes up. Wikipedia has a good summary. Also type in "schizophrenia" and any other "mental illness" you want information on.
Good luck in your research, good mental health, peace and Love!
2007-11-02 11:12:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that might be caused by a lot of factors, none that is really specific like that of colds or AIDS. It is a mitigating circumstance under the law. That is, if one is schizophrenic his sentence might be a little lower since his judgment is affected.
That's from a legal point of view.
2007-11-01 20:55:56 · answer #3 · answered by wordwizardworks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people can function quite well when treated for schizophrenia. The down side however, is many times while under medication people think they can deal with the disease and quit taking their medication. I firmly believe that regardless of how someone is doing they need someone to monitor them to ensure they stay on their medication.
2007-11-01 21:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by hoppykit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If left untreated, the mental disorder can become worse for the person who has the illness.
Not everyone who has schizophrenia talks to themselves. They hear voices talking to them. My dad had it due to PSTS and 3 other members of our family have been diagnoised with it.
2007-11-01 20:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friend's grandmother was schizophrenic. She used to go into Wal-Mart and make a castle out of toilet paper because the communists were after her. Then, when my friend and another friend were called to Wal-Mart to get her she accused them of being communists.
Probably not what you needed to know about the subject, but this is the most interesting question I've seen in hours.
2007-11-01 20:54:47 · answer #6 · answered by br@ini@c 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some are to do with personality traits, bad experiences, your body or genetic factors.
2007-11-01 20:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my grandma had schizophrenia, and she used to talk to herself alot. it totally fcuks up your mind, and you are not you and more.
2007-11-01 20:53:08 · answer #8 · answered by Smirnoffette! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know tons about it. I read kaplan.
2007-11-01 20:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by Lad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that they can be treated
2007-11-01 20:52:39 · answer #10 · answered by kalsikum 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋