“Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior.” (Mayo Clinic) The word Schizophrenia is derived from the Greek words “Schizo” which means split and and “phren” which means mind. The term originated in the year of 1910 by a swiss psychiatrist named Paul Eugrn Bleuler. (Psychology Today) The term schizophrenia was intended to mean dissociation or “loosening” of thoughts and feelings. Many people make the mistake of confusing or mixing schizophrenia with multiple personality disorder because of the meaning of the words; however, the two disorders are completely different. According
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Treatments have been found to help a patient eliminate or reduce there symptoms but not cure them. There are two major types of antipsychotic medications, first there are conventional antipsychotics and they tend to control and treat symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, and confusion. The conventional antipsychotics treat the “positive” symptoms of the disorder. Secondly, the new generation medication also known as atypical antipsychotics treat both the “positive” and “negative” symptoms of the schizophrenia disorder. “Typical” or conventional antipsychotic medications include Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Perphenazine, and Fluphenazine. These medications have been available and in use since the mid-1950’s. In the 1990’s new antipsychotic medications where discovered. These new medications were characterized as “atypical’ antipsychotics. These medications are Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Geodon, Abilify, Invega, Both types of antipsychotic medications are used to help patients with there hallucinations and delusions. Once a patient agrees to treatment and works together with the psychologist they are able to control there symptoms of schizophrenia and can have the choice to aim at living a life that is as normal and function-able as anyone else. Although treatment with medication has shown positive feedback, there are other forms of …show more content…
A schizophrenic persons sense of feeling is therefore diminished. Schizophrenia is a long term mental illness that affects approx. one percent of all Americans. Schizophrenia can affect any one ant any age, but studies have shown that a majority of those who do suffer from this disorder are inter late teens and early twenties in men and late twenties and early thirties for women. Also, studies have found that it is uncommon for patients under the age of twelve or over forty to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. (Mental Alliance on Mental Illness) It is important for a person with schizophrenia to seek treatment and accept that they are suffering from a sever mental disorder; otherwise there treatment may not be very effective and they can continue to suffer and not be able to realize why. Although this mental disorder has yet to have a cure, with proper treatment and with continuing treatment a person with schizophrenia can lead a productive and happy
Treatments have been found to help a patient eliminate or reduce there symptoms but not cure them. There are two major types of antipsychotic medications, first there are conventional antipsychotics and they tend to control and treat symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, and confusion. The conventional antipsychotics treat the “positive” symptoms of the disorder. Secondly, the new generation medication also known as atypical antipsychotics treat both the “positive” and “negative” symptoms of the schizophrenia disorder. “Typical” or conventional antipsychotic medications include Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Perphenazine, and Fluphenazine. These medications have been available and in use since the mid-1950’s. In the 1990’s new antipsychotic medications where discovered. These new medications were characterized as “atypical’ antipsychotics. These medications are Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Geodon, Abilify, Invega, Both types of antipsychotic medications are used to help patients with there hallucinations and delusions. Once a patient agrees to treatment and works together with the psychologist they are able to control there symptoms of schizophrenia and can have the choice to aim at living a life that is as normal and function-able as anyone else. Although treatment with medication has shown positive feedback, there are other forms of …show more content…
A schizophrenic persons sense of feeling is therefore diminished. Schizophrenia is a long term mental illness that affects approx. one percent of all Americans. Schizophrenia can affect any one ant any age, but studies have shown that a majority of those who do suffer from this disorder are inter late teens and early twenties in men and late twenties and early thirties for women. Also, studies have found that it is uncommon for patients under the age of twelve or over forty to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. (Mental Alliance on Mental Illness) It is important for a person with schizophrenia to seek treatment and accept that they are suffering from a sever mental disorder; otherwise there treatment may not be very effective and they can continue to suffer and not be able to realize why. Although this mental disorder has yet to have a cure, with proper treatment and with continuing treatment a person with schizophrenia can lead a productive and happy