Schizophrenia is a misunderstood mental health problem. For such a serious illness, many stigmas have developed regarding schizophrenia over the years. People not affected by the illness assume people who have it are violent, and ‘crazy’. People who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia are not psychotic or crazy. Sometimes the displayed symptoms of schizophrenia are psychosis, which is a breaking away from reality, that can lead to peoples’ misunderstanding of psychosis versus psychotic behavior. Not all people with schizophrenia exhibit signs or symptoms of psychosis. In fact, most of the time they are completely unaware they have the illness. Schizophrenia can affect ones social behaviors, cognitive ability, and perceptions. Individuals
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In contrast to hospital records implying an increase prevalence of schizophrenia over the last twenty years, the rediagnosis of 128 cases found no change or a decrease in cases (Kuriansky, J., Gurland, B., 1977). The rediagnosis determined the reason of hospital record increase is due to changes in diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia does not discriminate on if you are whether you are black, white, rich, or poor; generally, rates are comparable country to country slightly fluctuating based on differing measuring criteria. The incidence rate of schizophrenia shows a narrow range between 0.1 and 0.4 per 1000 population (Jablensky et al., …show more content…
There are a few primary prevention programs that possibly could help prevent the onset of schizophrenia. Stated in many scholarly articles, proper early childhood care is associated to not developing schizophrenia. Safer conditions for pregnant women in lower social economic status, and better care right after the baby is born may decrease the risk. A report done by the World Health Organization states a model for a psychosocial approach should be implemented. The model would include education about psychoses, incorporating mental health services in primary care, recognizing early warning signs by general practitioners or health providers, therapy’s or interventions aimed at individuals with higher risk to help with stress management and problem solving skills. Intervening at the social level of an individual at a higher risk may be the difference between developing schizophrenia. Simply making an educational poster about schizophrenia will not
In contrast to hospital records implying an increase prevalence of schizophrenia over the last twenty years, the rediagnosis of 128 cases found no change or a decrease in cases (Kuriansky, J., Gurland, B., 1977). The rediagnosis determined the reason of hospital record increase is due to changes in diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia does not discriminate on if you are whether you are black, white, rich, or poor; generally, rates are comparable country to country slightly fluctuating based on differing measuring criteria. The incidence rate of schizophrenia shows a narrow range between 0.1 and 0.4 per 1000 population (Jablensky et al., …show more content…
There are a few primary prevention programs that possibly could help prevent the onset of schizophrenia. Stated in many scholarly articles, proper early childhood care is associated to not developing schizophrenia. Safer conditions for pregnant women in lower social economic status, and better care right after the baby is born may decrease the risk. A report done by the World Health Organization states a model for a psychosocial approach should be implemented. The model would include education about psychoses, incorporating mental health services in primary care, recognizing early warning signs by general practitioners or health providers, therapy’s or interventions aimed at individuals with higher risk to help with stress management and problem solving skills. Intervening at the social level of an individual at a higher risk may be the difference between developing schizophrenia. Simply making an educational poster about schizophrenia will not