Schizophrenia Internship Analysis

The first week of my internship, the client’s main focus were schizophrenia, Bipolar, and Major Depressive Disorder. For the most part, I was not able to recognize a person had Bipolar or Major Depressive Disorder because it was not noticeable. However, I began to notice an unusual behavior with the schizophrenia patients. They were not cooperating with the psychiatrist when interacting with the doctor. I remembered my professor in neuroscience class, emphasized on dopamine. He stated that the excess dopamine causes schizophrenia. Most of the schizophrenia patients are usually paranoid that someone is going to hurt them, so they find ways to prevent that such as having weapons with them. Also, in the abnormal psychology, I learned that schizophrenia can be passed down through genes and stress can trigger the disorder. A schizophrenia patients start to develop symptoms disorganized speech, behavior, delusion, and hallucinations. Nonetheless, most doctors prescribe Clozapine (Cloazaril) …show more content…
Consequently, as I sat down listening to the clients, I realized most of their relatives were in the meeting, suddenly, it hit me. The clients have genes that are associated with this disorder that was passed down to them by their grandparents. Nonetheless, the other clients stated their disorder, was as a result of stress and anxiety. One of the treatments of this disorder is carbamazepine (Tegretol), and valproic acid (Depakote) anticonvulsant drugs used to treat patients with the bipolar disorder. In addition, the psychiatrist discussed with me that; there are three major treatments. They are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO), and tricyclic (TCAs). The psychiatrist also recommends psychotherapy or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in another to reduce