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    Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects thinking, behavior, emotions, and relationships. It involves positive symptoms like hallucinations, negative symptoms like reduced speech, and disorganized thinking. Symptoms typically begin in early adulthood and include paranoia, disorganized thoughts and speech, catatonia, or undifferentiated experiences. Treatments include antipsychotic medications to control symptoms, as well as psychotherapy and psychosocial support to help patients live successfully with the disorder.

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    Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects thinking, behavior, emotions, and relationships. It involves positive symptoms like hallucinations, negative symptoms like reduced speech, and disorganized thinking. Symptoms typically begin in early adulthood and include paranoia, disorganized thoughts and speech, catatonia, or undifferentiated experiences. Treatments include antipsychotic medications to control symptoms, as well as psychotherapy and psychosocial support to help patients live successfully with the disorder.

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    Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects thinking, behavior, emotions, and relationships. It involves positive symptoms like hallucinations, negative symptoms like reduced speech, and disorganized thinking. Symptoms typically begin in early adulthood and include paranoia, disorganized thoughts and speech, catatonia, or undifferentiated experiences. Treatments include antipsychotic medications to control symptoms, as well as psychotherapy and psychosocial support to help patients live successfully with the disorder.

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    What is schizophrenia
    Schizophrenia is a chronic and
    severe mental disorder that affects
    the way a person thinks, acts,
    expresses emotions, perceives
    reality and relates to others.

    Schizophrenia is not a split or


    multiple personality.
    Types of schizophrenia.
    Schizophrenia has been classified into five types: paranoid,
    disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated and residual.

    •Paranoid schizophrenia.

    •Disorganized or hebephrenic schizophrenia.

    •Catatonic schizophrenia.

    •Undifferentiated schizophrenia.

    •Residual schizophrenia.
    Problems in the daily life of
    people with schizophrenia.
    Problems:

    •In society.
    •At work.
    •At school.
    •In relationships.
    Symptoms fall into three major
    categories :

    •Positive symptoms (those abnormally present).

    •Negative symptoms (those abnormally absent).

    •Disorganized symptoms.

    Cognition is another area of functioning that is


    affected in schizophrenia.
    When does schizophrenia appear?
    Symptoms usually first appear
    in early adulthood and must persist
    for at least six months for a diagnosis to
    be made. Men often experience
    initial symptoms in their late
    teens or early 20s, while
    women tend to show the first
    signs of the illness in their 20s
    and early 30s.
    Causes of schizophrenia and
    increased risk:
    The exact causes of schizophrenia are unknown.
    The causes of some people's vulnerability to schizophrenia
    include:
    •Genetics
    •Brain development
    •Neurotransmitters
    •Complications of pregnancy and childbirth
    •Triggers (stress)
    •Drug abuse
    Most schizophrenic patients are
    unaware of their illness and in
    general this disorder usually evolves in
    four stages:
    •Prepsychotic period with symptoms that may raise suspicion of the
    disorder.

    •First psychotic break.

    •Recovery stage.

    •Persistence of symptoms without remission despite treatment.


    Treatments
    Medication.
    Typically, the physician prescribes antipsychotics to alleviate
    symptoms of psychosis, such as delusions and hallucinations.

    Psychotherapy.
    Supportive psychotherapy is used to help the person process
    their experience and support them in coping while living with
    schizophrenia.

    Psychosocial treatments.
    Psychosocial treatments enable people to compensate for or remove
    barriers caused by their schizophrenia and learn to live successfully.
    People with schizophrenia are subject to many
    medical risks, such as diabetes and cardiovascular
    problems, as well as smoking and lung disease.

    For this reason, coordinated and active


    attention to medical risks is essential.
    Also, they are at increased risk for
    using drugs or alcohol.

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