Antipsychotic

The term “schizophrenia” comes from the two Greek words “skhizo” (split) and “phren” (mind). The term was first coined in 1908 by a Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler. Schizophrenia is probably the most tragic, enigmatic and devastating mental disease that physiatric APN treat in their practices. Schizophrenia is a mental disease that is diagnosed in the early years of the patient that is inflicted by it. One of the many puzzling characteristics of schizophrenia is that men generally suffer from

Jacki Bannister Schizophrenia is a chronic, complex disorder that causes neurotransmitters to disrupt functional circuits within the brain (7). “Approximately 1% of the population worldwide will develop schizophrenia during their lifetime” (6). There is no known definitive cause of the schizophrenia (10). Researchers believe that schizophrenia is a result of genetic predisposition and abnormal fetal development (11). Supporting the theory of genetic predisposition is the fact that schizophrenia

Researchers proved that medication has been the most effective treatment tool. Antipsychotic medication changes how chemicals are balanced in the brain and help control some symptoms. Although, schizophrenia is a lifetime disease that will require a lifetime treatment and medication all treatment for schizophrenia is pharmaceutical and the most common and effective form of treatment for schizophrenia is antipsychotic medication along with support groups, family therapy,

Recent reports from the Toronto Star have shown that there have been an increasing number of health care providers prescribing antipsychotic to residents in long-term care facilities in Ontario and across Canada (Bruser & McLean, 2014). After working in a long-term care setting, I have come to realize that the number of residents living in these facilities with dementia or Alzheimer’s is also rising. It is expected that over the next few decades, over 1.4 million Canadians will be living with Alzheimer’s

The experiment in this journal article sought to study the effect of exercise on the mental and physical wellbeing and overall quality of life of a person diagnosed with schizophrenia and currently taking medication for it. Usually, a person diagnosed with schizophrenia is affected by the disease in a multitude of negative ways. Persons diagnosed with schizophrenia tend to lack motivation to do tasks they once found enjoyable. The disease affects any personal relationships once held and hinders their

Schizophrenia Fact and Myth When people hear the word “schizophrenia” what do they think. The media makes it seem like people with schizophrenia are crazy and dangerous. When that is not really true at all. This makes people place judgments on schizophrenia without knowing exactly what it is. The only way we could fix this is by educating people who are ignorant of schizophrenia. This would also help change the media’s perspective of this disorder. Which could prevent the wrong signals from being

Living life imagining people and objects that are non-existent, already seems like a difficult way of living. Patients often turn to antipsychotic medications for help with Schizophrenia. The antipsychotic medication can help the patient minimize their hallucinations. The medication can also help the patient depict between what is real and what is a hallucination made up in their mind. According to Awad, “The clinical picture includes a range of symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, agitation

Introduction “This experience is much harder, and weirder, to describe than extreme fear or terror, most people know what it is like to be seriously afraid. If they haven’t felt it themselves, they’ve at least seen a movie, or read a book, or talked to a frightened friend – they can at least imagine it. But explaining what I’ve come to call ‘disorganization’ is a different challenge altogether. Consciousness gradually loses its coherence, one’s center gives away. The center cannot hold. The ‘me’

In the January 18th 2016 issue of People Magazine, AstraZeneca ran an advertisement for Seroquel XR, an atypical antipsychotic. This advertisement was just one of seven prescription drug advertisements in the 94 page magazine, all urging readers to ask their doctors about a medication. These seven advertisements are a small sample of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisement that flood television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and websites in the United States. The debate about whether DTC advertisement

medications and interventions to treat numerous psychotic disorders. A somewhat controversial treatment within the mental health field, known as long acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs), will be discussed in this argumentative paper. Evidence will be presented on how effective LAIA medication is, when compared to oral forms of antipsychotic medication, and the strengths and limitations of administering them. Perceptions of LAIAs from the view of nurses, health professionals and consumers, as well as