Schizophrenia: the Case Study of Mr. Simpson
Schizophrenia: The Case Study of Mr. Simpson
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which a person develops hallucinations, delusions, or disordered thinking. It usually starts in men and women in their late teens or early twenties. Genetics and prenatal environment are the prime causes for this affliction. Schizophrenia has both positive, or present, and negative, or absent, symptoms. There are five types of schizophrenia. They are: catatonic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia, and residual schizophrenia. Several laboratory tests and psychological evaluations are used to diagnosis schizophrenia. The disease is most often treated with medication along with therapy. There is no way to prevent schizophrenia, but there are steps one can take before complications develop. Also, new research is being done every year to further health care providers’ knowledge of schizophrenia.
Definition
According to the Mayo Clinic, schizophrenia is a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior (Mayo Clinic staff, 2012). “Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects 2.4 million American adults over the age of 18. Although it affects men and women with equal frequency, schizophrenia most often appears in men in their late teens or early twenties” (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2013). The subject has been continuously ill since the age of 22 (“Under Surveillance,” 2010). Schizophrenia has a real possibility of being the reason why.
Causes
“Schizophrenia probably develops from a variety of influences. The prime candidates are genetics and prenatal environment, aggravated by difficulties later in life” (Kalat, 2008). The National Alliance on Mental Illness (2013) says that unlike some other conditions, schizophrenia is
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which a person develops hallucinations, delusions, or disordered thinking. It usually starts in men and women in their late teens or early twenties. Genetics and prenatal environment are the prime causes for this affliction. Schizophrenia has both positive, or present, and negative, or absent, symptoms. There are five types of schizophrenia. They are: catatonic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia, and residual schizophrenia. Several laboratory tests and psychological evaluations are used to diagnosis schizophrenia. The disease is most often treated with medication along with therapy. There is no way to prevent schizophrenia, but there are steps one can take before complications develop. Also, new research is being done every year to further health care providers’ knowledge of schizophrenia.
Definition
According to the Mayo Clinic, schizophrenia is a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior (Mayo Clinic staff, 2012). “Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects 2.4 million American adults over the age of 18. Although it affects men and women with equal frequency, schizophrenia most often appears in men in their late teens or early twenties” (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2013). The subject has been continuously ill since the age of 22 (“Under Surveillance,” 2010). Schizophrenia has a real possibility of being the reason why.
Causes
“Schizophrenia probably develops from a variety of influences. The prime candidates are genetics and prenatal environment, aggravated by difficulties later in life” (Kalat, 2008). The National Alliance on Mental Illness (2013) says that unlike some other conditions, schizophrenia is
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