Improving Schizophrenia with Risperdal
Mental illness affects millions of people every day. One of the most debilitating forms of mental illness is schizophrenia. The Oxford dictionary defines schizophrenia as; A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation (2015).
The symptoms experienced by the patient impair functioning on social and cognitive levels. Due to the severe effects of the illness, it is important to pursue treatment in an attempt to stabilize the patient and to control his
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Characteristics of Schizophrenia
“Schizophrenia” is a relatively new label of an illness that has been identified throughout history since ancient Egyptian times. Prior to being named in 1911 by Eugen Bleuler, reports of illness with similar symptoms were being referred to as “dementia praecox”, meaning dementia in early life (The Internet Mental Health Initiative, 2015). Bleuler questioned the claim that this illness was a result of mental deterioration and instead believed “schizophrenia led to a heightened consciousness of memories and experiences” (Sussex Publishers, LLC., 2015). Bleuler combined Greek words “schizo” (split) and “phrene” (mind) to more accurately describe what he had observed in patients. He did not believe that the mind split into parts or personalities, but more so that the mind would split away from reality and existence into an altered state (Sussex Publishers, LLC., 2015).
The DSM- IV categorizes these states based on the expressed symptoms as paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, residual, and undifferentiated (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Although the symptoms can be easily categorized, diagnosing schizophrenia is much more difficult. This is due to the spectrum of severity and if the client projects positive or negative symptoms. In the case of schizophrenia, positive symptoms are the behaviors that are added to or
Schizophrenia has many different behaviors and moods with disorders of thoughts and movement (Nimh.nih.gov, 2016). Schizophrenia has three classifications of symptoms, positive, negative, and cognitive. Positive symptoms are psychotic symptoms, usually auditory hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech and behavior (Frankenburg, 2015). Other positive symptoms are dysfunctional ways of thinking and disturbed body movements. Negative symptoms are expressed primarily through emotions and behaviors. Negative
Schizophrenia falls into three broad categories positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive symptoms. Positive symptoms are psychotic behaviors not seen in healthy people. People who have these symptoms often lose touch with reality and these symptoms can be and ongoing thing. Hallucinations are things a person sees, hears,
This perspective is possibly the oldest in regards to the investigation of schizophrenia, beginning with the original term for schizophrenia, dementia praecox, which described what most believed to be a chronic condition of weakening one?s mind (Jablensky, 2010).
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has haunted man-kind for centuries. Documents have been found aging this disease to the times of the Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt. The first diagnosed case was in 1887 and made a huge impact in mental disease (Burton). Emile Kraepelin was the one who first diagnosed schizophrenia and his work still impacts the DSM-classifications (Ebert). Schizophrenia has typically been looked down upon by cultures throughout time. There are many stereotypical and incorrect thoughts on schizophrenia that have stemmed from past generations. Past cultures have thought of schizophrenia as the devils entrance into the present world. Their views of “becoming crazy” stem from the demonizing of a person through
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder characterized by the breakdown of the thought processes, of emotional responsiveness and of contact with reality. The term schizophrenia itself means “fragmented mind.” A person with this disorder has trouble with deciphering between what is “real” and what is “unreal”. (Gur & Johnson, 2006)
schizophrenia first appeared in 1860 as a disease entity under the name: premature dementia. As schizophrenia has been functioning since 1910. The name is derived from the Greek words skhizein, meaning "to split", and phrēn, meaning "mind". (V. Taylor, 2011)
The disorder is characterised by delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech, grossly disorganised/catatonic behaviour, and negative symptoms such as: reduced affect display, Alogia (poverty of speech), anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure), and a decrease or loss in social and occupational functioning. These criteria are outlined in diagnostic manuals such as the, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and International Statistical
If you have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, the best thing you can do is to take an active role in managing your illness. Learn the warning signs of a relapse, and have a plan of action to deal with those symptoms. The sooner you respond, the less time you will spend recovering. You can also learn coping skills to deal with the worst and most persistent symptoms. Often drug abuse and schizophrenia go hand in hand. If you have been abusing drugs and alcohol, there are many places that will offer treatment for your drug addiction and the mental illness. You will get better results if you address the two problems together and find treatment for the two problems at the same time.
Schizophrenia was traced all the way back to Egypt, as far back as the second millennium Emile Kraepelin a German doctor discovered the disease in 1887. It was not always known as Schizophrenia, he first called it dementia praecox, which was believed to be only mental disordered. It was considered a mental disorder that was caused by evil passion of the body, and the treatment to cure it was exorcised. They even believed drilling holes in the patient’s skull would release the demons.
Imagine yourself having an obsessive thought that a ghost was hunting you down like a jaguar hunting its prey so he could strap you up nice and tight to a gurney similar to mental patients when they act out in aggression and must be detained similar to a violent creature. Unlike the jaguar who has the instinct to go for the killing blow you believe this serial killer is going to rip out your teeth one by one, then peel off your skin meticulously for the sole purpose of getting all of it in one piece because he simply enjoys it. After, he slowly saws your head off with a rusty hand saw killing you. This is an
Although the word schizophrenia has only existed since 1887 thanks to Dr. Emile Kraepelin, it has been prevalent for many centuries without the correct diagnosis. Due to insufficient information about science and medicine, since ancient times, people have blamed symptoms of neurocognitive disorders on evil spirits and demons. Religious officials believed that people who suffered from mental illnesses were cursed and that the dark spirits within them needed to be exorcised. Throughout the years, as medicine became slightly more scientific and reasonable, the spiritual
Paranoid Schizophrenia is a serious psychotic disorder that impairs a person’s perception of reality, causing the mind to lose contact with the real world. This disorder greatly affects one’s ability to negotiate the activities of everyday life, such as school, work, or social situations. In 1898, Emil Kraepelin was to the first to provide information regarding schizophrenia naming it “dementia praecox”, and defining it as a psychosis with an early onset of intellectual deterioration (Schiffman & Walker, 1998). Ten years later, a Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bluler renamed the disorder using a combination of the Greek words “skhizein” and “phren” meaning split mind (Barlow &
Schizophrenia has been observed and studied since the 1800’s. It was originally categorized as a type of dementia by Dr.
Even with the advancements in science and the new technologies available, the causes of schizophrenia are still unknown. In 1911 a Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, developed the term schizophrenia. “This word comes from the Greek roots schizo (split) and phrene (mind) to describe the fragmented thinking of people with the disorder” (Johns Hopkins Medicine). By developing the term schizophrenia, it allowed others to better understanding the disorder and move away from linking it to the common misunderstanding of having multiple or split personalities. Although this does not give us an understanding of the causes of the disorder, it does help to clarify and assist with classifying people with the symptoms associated with the
“Schizophrenia, a complex and often disabling mental illness, is among the most serious of brain diseases” (Veague 1).To some