Coping with Schizphrenia at Work

According to current research , Schizophrenia is a mental health condition distinguished by vast harm in cognition that place intense limitations on functional recovery (Eack 1). Schizophrenic disorders normally are shown in adolescents or early adulthood and tend to occur in reclusive, isolated individuals ( Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 2). Because schizophrenia is such a problem in society and families, something should be done to help patients and families cope with this disorder (Jungbauer 605). Schizophrenia not only affects the patient , but also the family and community .

In the world today, there are many illnesses and disorders that affect people each and every day. One illness in particular that is very big in the US and all around the world is Schizophrenia. It is also the most researched topic. A person who is diagnosed with Schizophrenia lives a very different lifestyle than someone who is not. Many people would consider a person with schizophrenia to be “crazy.” Sadly enough, people with this illness do posses symptoms that might come off as crazy or insane. There are many different causes that come along with schizophrenia. A person who is diagnosed may not know it at first but they do later realize that they have some interesting thoughts, depending on the type of symptoms they posses while having this illness. Although the symptoms may be very brutal and causes cannot be controlled, there still is hope and treatments for individuals who have schizophrenia.

Many individuals in United States have been diagnosed with a mental disorder of some type. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) about 1% of the American people have been diagnosed with the devastating mental disorder called schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that deeply affects the everyday life of not only the patient but their family and friends as well. Although there are many people who suffer from this demoralizing mental illness, experts say one thing they are sure on is that there’s a lot they don’t know about the disorder.

Treatment helps relieve many symptoms of schizophrenia, but most people who have the disorder cope with symptoms throughout their lives. However, many people with schizophrenia can lead rewarding and meaningful lives in their communities. Researchers are developing more effective medications and

Schizophrenia is commonly viewed as a hopeless disease where people who have it never recover. While there is no cure for schizophrenia, there are effective treatments that have been proven successful. Medications, recovery-oriented psychosocial treatments and rehabilitation practices are increasingly helping people with

One’s physical well-being and one’s mental well-being are two very different things. Someone who appears to be perfectly healthy may be struggling internally, and someone who has many medical problems may be slap happy. However, sometimes these worlds can collide. People suffering from the disease Schizophrenia are battling for not only their mental health, but also their physical health.

Schizophrenia is not as well-known as other brain disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar but it is also a very serious and chronic disorder that has been interfering

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects millions of people and it should not be underestimated or ignored.

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that still challenges the healthcare community today. This mental disorder has plagued people throughout history, from great artists and thinkers to your average run of the mill individual. People living with the disorder may hear voices others around them do not hear. “They may believe other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. This can terrify people with the illness and make them withdrawn or extremely agitated.” (Schizophrenia. (n.d.) Because of this internal battle, it becomes much harder for people with the disorder to hold down a job or have intimate relationships. “People with schizophrenia may not make sense when they talk. They may sit for hours without

Schizophrenia is an exceptionally challenging mental health disorder, which is synonymous with the inability to distinguish between what is real and what is unreal, creating and maintaining relations and managing ones emotions and thought processes. It is an extremely complex disability, which can restrict people form leading a normal life. This does not mean, however that they are without hope. With the right treatment through medication and support it is in my opinion very possible to live a fulfilling life.

As a nationally and globally spread issue, schizophrenia has been a debilitating psychological disorder for centuries. Known as one of the most severe disorders, schizophrenia is growing more and more capable of treatment by medication and other modes of therapy, but the disorder itself markedly changes the patient who is diagnosed. Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. The symptoms can frighten people with the disorder, causing them to become removed and distressed. Schizophrenic patients can sometimes seem simply odd but not remarkably different until they begin to speak their mind on what they are actually thinking and experiencing. This affects patients’’ families

Approximately 22% of the American population suffers from some kind of mental disorder at any given time. (Passer and Smith, 2004) Schizophrenia is one of the most serious of these mental disorders, and there are many different kinds of treatment. While all mental disorders offer diagnosis and treatment challenges, few are more challenging than schizophrenia. It is both bizarre and puzzling, and has been described as “one of the most challenging disorders to treat effectively.” (Passer and Smith, 2004, 534)

Schizophrenia is often times referred to as one of the most devastating mental illness. This is because of it early onset in a patients live, and also that the symptoms can be destructive not only to the patient but also their family and friends. Schizophrenia is often discussed as a single illness, but schizophrenia can include a wide array of disorders which can present many similar behavioral symptoms. More than likely schizophrenia comprises a whole group of disorders with heterogeneous causes which include those patients whose clinical presentations, responses, treatment and course of their illnesses were varied. It’s not only one of the most devastating mental illness but is also one of the most financially taxing; This is because, The according to a study conducted the overall U.S. 2002 cost of schizophrenia (The Economic Burden of Schizophrenia in the United States in 2002, J Clin Psychiatry. 2005 Sep;66(9):1122-1129) was estimated to be $62.7 billion, with $22.7 billion excess direct health care cost this breaks down to for $7.0 billion outpatient, $5.0 billion drugs, $2.8 billion inpatient, $8.0 billion long-term care (Analysis Group, Inc. 2014).

Many disorders throughout the world affect people on a daily basis. Disorders can modify one’s life and cause drastic changes. Disorders can also affect how a person can function on a “normal” level of life. This is an interesting way of viewing a disorder, but it truly is the way that some may view schizophrenia. The term normal is a complex concept, but to understand that for the means of schizophrenia; normal is anything that deviate the “norm” in some way that alters the solution of returning one back to their “normal” state (page 1). Schizophrenia has not only altered the life of one of my family members, it has altered my whole family’s life as well. Schizophrenia is not a disorder to take lightly. It can cause harm to the individual affected by the disorder and those around them.

The goals of employment counselling are to help clients develop a greater awareness of their disability, develop decision making competencies within the context of work, as well as, develop a personal vocational plan that reflects their interests, values and skills (Krupa, 2007; Kirsh et al., 2009). An individual work plan can include exploring barriers to employment, vocational assessment, labour market research, educational research and planning, and work experience placements (Kirsh et al., 2009). A potential issue with employment counselling is the possibility of clients viewing counsellors as experts instead of facilitators, as those with SMI often have limited self-knowledge, unrealistic goals, and inappropriate work behaviours due to their vocational immaturity (Caparoso & Kiselica, 2004). As a result, they may need more assistance relative to clients without mental illness in understanding life roles and making life and vocational decisions (Caparoso & Kiselica, 2004).