How has the treatment of Schizophrenia evolved and what is the best treatment today
Schizophrenia is a severe psychological disorder, which could be described as extreme mental disturbance inside the brain. This disorder can be very dangerous, and people with this problem can do many bad things if they are not treated. There have been tons of serial killers that have been diagnosed with Schizophrenia and were not treated from it. There have been many cases and signs of Schizophrenia that has been around for ages, though it wasn’t distinguished until the late 1800’s as an actual psychological disorder. Schizophrenia.com states that 1% of the population are diagnosed with this disorder. A man named Morel from France called the disease: “démence précoce,” which means a deteriorated mind (Haycock p.7). Although Schizophrenia cannot be cured, there are different ways to treat it. Some treatments were successful in the past, yet some were very danger Schizophrenia lasts for a lifetime, it is not curable although it can be treated to make it not as severe. Schizophrenia can be treated with medications, which is very effective, though it cannot help with the …show more content…
People who were considered mentally ill or different, were sent to be treated at asylums. The patients were treated in very awful ways, such as being chained up on their beds. The nurses would treat them in painful ways when they would misbehave, such as putting burning mixtures into their heads or nostrils. (Medscape). Because the patients were so abnormal and psychotic, people were very intrigued by asylums. Once a week the hospitals were open to the public so they could show off all of the crazy patients. This way is still used today, though has changed so much since the past. Today, schizophrenia has the largest hospitalization for a mental disorder (Module 49 p
Schizophrenia is a severe psychological disorder, which could be described as extreme mental disturbance inside the brain. This disorder can be very dangerous, and people with this problem can do many bad things if they are not treated. There have been tons of serial killers that have been diagnosed with Schizophrenia and were not treated from it. There have been many cases and signs of Schizophrenia that has been around for ages, though it wasn’t distinguished until the late 1800’s as an actual psychological disorder. Schizophrenia.com states that 1% of the population are diagnosed with this disorder. A man named Morel from France called the disease: “démence précoce,” which means a deteriorated mind (Haycock p.7). Although Schizophrenia cannot be cured, there are different ways to treat it. Some treatments were successful in the past, yet some were very danger Schizophrenia lasts for a lifetime, it is not curable although it can be treated to make it not as severe. Schizophrenia can be treated with medications, which is very effective, though it cannot help with the …show more content…
People who were considered mentally ill or different, were sent to be treated at asylums. The patients were treated in very awful ways, such as being chained up on their beds. The nurses would treat them in painful ways when they would misbehave, such as putting burning mixtures into their heads or nostrils. (Medscape). Because the patients were so abnormal and psychotic, people were very intrigued by asylums. Once a week the hospitals were open to the public so they could show off all of the crazy patients. This way is still used today, though has changed so much since the past. Today, schizophrenia has the largest hospitalization for a mental disorder (Module 49 p