Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that disrupts a person's perception of reality.It also effects the thoughts ,emotions and behavior.People with this mental disorder can often have other mental-health problems like anxiety and depression. Scientists believe that a person's genes ,differences in brain chemistry and structure and environmental factors may increase the risks of schizophrenia.Exposure to viruses, poor nutrition during pregnancy ,cannabis use,and an imbalance in dopamine are some of the few factors that scientist believe are the cause of schizophrenia.This mental disorder has many complex symptoms that can sometimes be mistaken for multiple personality disorder.
Symptoms for schizophrenia can be split into two categories, positive and negative symptoms.Positive symptoms are added behavior to a person regular behavior habits Negative symptoms affect a person's behavior usually seeming depressed .Positive symptoms can include …show more content…
They lack in insight and feel perfectly normal .Another reason can be depression ,in where they feel hopeless that anything would work , or it can also be medical cost.Medication can cost about $1,049 for 150 milliliters of pills.They can also feel like they are the only ones with this disorder.According to the mentalhelp.net, “1 percent of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and approximately 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million) have the disorder.In the United States, this means about 100,000 people will be diagnosed, which translates to 7.2 people per 1,000 or about 21,000 people within a city of 3 million who are likely to be suffering from schizophrenia.”The increase of teens being diagnosed is increasing this year especially in guys from ages 18 to 25.Women can start showing sign of schizophrenia later on in their adulthood around the ages of 25 to 30
Symptoms for schizophrenia can be split into two categories, positive and negative symptoms.Positive symptoms are added behavior to a person regular behavior habits Negative symptoms affect a person's behavior usually seeming depressed .Positive symptoms can include …show more content…
They lack in insight and feel perfectly normal .Another reason can be depression ,in where they feel hopeless that anything would work , or it can also be medical cost.Medication can cost about $1,049 for 150 milliliters of pills.They can also feel like they are the only ones with this disorder.According to the mentalhelp.net, “1 percent of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and approximately 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million) have the disorder.In the United States, this means about 100,000 people will be diagnosed, which translates to 7.2 people per 1,000 or about 21,000 people within a city of 3 million who are likely to be suffering from schizophrenia.”The increase of teens being diagnosed is increasing this year especially in guys from ages 18 to 25.Women can start showing sign of schizophrenia later on in their adulthood around the ages of 25 to 30