Schizophrenia

Some researcher’s take a different position when it comes to those afflicted with schizophrenia; they believe that the patient’s internal physiological regulatory system is impaired thus causing their bodies to sleep during normal waking hours. Studies conducted concluded that the degree of melatonin found in schizophrenic patients was not…

In this disorder, people have schizophrenic behaviors, but most of the symptoms reflect a mood disorder. There are multiple facets of the diagnosis of this disorder. First, the patient must have at least one of the three main characteristics of schizophrenia: Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized speech. These can be present for a period of time with the mania of bipolar disorder. Mania in bipolar disorder is characterized by feelings of euphoria, irritable mood, grandiosity, decreased need…

sleep/wake cycle, hallucinations and impaired cognition are features of delirium that are absent in delusional disorder (Hilty and Bourgeois, 2016). Schizophrenia is coded by the DSM-5 as ICD-10-CM- F20, is distinguished from delusional disorder by the absences of other characteristic symptoms of the active phase of schizophrenia (APA, 2013). Schizophrenia delusions are bizarre in nature, and thematically-associated hallucinations are common. In addition, there is also present disorganized…

dissociative fugue. In terms of schizophrenia, professional help would be needed. This paradigm gives us some input on what causes Dora to go on journeys for extended periods of time. However, it doesn’t give us an idea of whether this behavior was encouraged. Meaning, how was she greeted when she returned home? Was she scolded or were her actions overlooked? Perhaps, had she been scolded her frequent journeys wouldn’t be so frequent. In terms of the schizophrenia, how was her social life? Was…

In today’s society we see mental illness coming back to focus in the medical field due vile events happen throughout the country. After the 2008 recession majority of American mental institutes and Asylums closed and leaving people, who require attention, erratic in their communities. These mental illness cause the people to behave differently and cause them to do things that they would never do .Through many centuries of playwrights and literature we have seen many stories end with tragedies…

Girl, Interrupted is about an eighteen year old named Susanna Kaysen. She committed herself into a metal institute after she decided to take a bottle of aspirin and wash it down with a bottle of Vodka. During her 18 month stay in the mental institution she encounters Georgina, Lisa, Polly, and Daisy. The four friends each have their own psychological problems. Lisa the wildest of the group, tries to hold her back through negativity, but in the end Susanna overcomes her issues and is released.…

extra-pyramidal side effects and increased rates of hyperprolactinemia making them second-line treatments for schizophrenia (Werner). The SGA’s (risperidone, olanzapine, clozapine, quetiapine, paliperidone, aripirazole, and ziprasidone) are D2/5-HT2A antagonists and exhibit fewer extra-pyramidal manifestations and have therefore become first-line treatments in patients with newly-diagnosed schizophrenia (Werner). However, not all SGA’s are created equal and…

transferred from a previous medical institution (Park Wood). The client has a hard time with rejection. The client shot himself after a breakup with the mother of his children. The client had a car wreck which caused him to suffer depression, schizophrenia behaviors, and drug use. The client decided to check himself into a medical institution, but the institution refused to take him in because he did not have a doctor’s referral. The client went into the bathroom of the facility and cut his…

emotional blunting, social withdrawal and eccentric behavior. Fourthly is the catatonic, this type of schizophrenia is rare. These people are grimace, talkative and unpredictable emotional outbursts. Police officers responding to these types of calls has to response with caution. They can fly off into a rage of catatonic excitement, becoming extremely dangerous. Lastly is the disorganized type of schizophrenia, this disorder has no explanation; but, these people should be hospitalized quickly…

disorder to schizophrenia and drug abusers. I can close my eyes and remember standing with my back…