What is schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a mental disease that affects about 1 percent or more of the population. It entails hullucinations, delusional thinking, and unreality. The person afflicted withe the disease doesn't get it by being crazy or by being strange. It can be passed down through the genes and is a very cunning mental disease. Not enough is known about Schizophrenia but studies ard research is constantly underway to learn more about it.

One with Schizophrenia must be under the care of a professional. The fact that the symptoms include unreality certainly means that the one inflicted with it is not capable of self-diagnosing or self-treating their disease. With medication and other means of therapy, it is possible for one with Schizophrenia to live a somewhat normal life, however. There are new treatments that are becoming available all the time. A professional in the field of Schizophrenia can help greatly. There is a stigma attached to the disease because of the lack of understanding and awareness of what it entails.

Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, feel and behave properly. It is a chronic mental disorder with periods of psychosis, disturbed behaviour and thought, and decline in functioning lasting more than 6 months. It is associated with high levels of dopaminergic activity in the brain.

The symptoms associated with schizophrenia include: delusions, hallucinations (often auditory), disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behaviour. It can also include alogia and anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure from activities). The first line of treatment is the use of atypical antipsychotic such as risperidone.