Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it hard to:
Tell the difference between what is real and not real
Think clearly
Have normal emotional responses
Act normally in social situations
If you have reason to believe that you - or a loved one - has schizophrenia, the first thing you need to do is get to a professional (either a psychiatrist or licensed psychotherapist) for an evaluation.
They will ask you some questions just to determine basics, then more questions to evaluate exactly what mental health diagnosis, if any, you have. There are different types of schizophrenia, and there are other diagnoses that have similar symptoms but are not schizophrenia. A psychiatrist might also send you for a blood test. This will rule out any biological problems, and possibly rule-in some imbalances that will help with the final diagnosis.
Prescribed medications taken as you're told to can help tremendously with schizophrenia (and many other mental health problems). Most schizophrenics continue to participate well in their daily lives. Psychotherapy sessions also help you adjust to the additional needs of the condition, and to work through any emotional factors that are contributing to or resulting from your mental health illness.
Again, if you are afraid you or someone you know has schizophrenia, do yourself (and them) the favor of seeing a professional as soon as possible.
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects the way a person behaves, thinks, and sees the world. People with schizophrenia often have an altered perception of reality. They may see or hear things that don’t exist, speak in strange or confusing ways, believe that others are trying to harm them, or feel like they’re being constantly watched.
They see what they think they see....
a paranoid schizophrenic...
Usually people who are schizophrenic do not thick there is something wrong, because they think the delusions and hallucinations they experience are real. Once the individual is medicated they are usually able to tell that they have a problem without medication.
It means that you have a very vivid and over stimulated imagination. Or it means you may be either Bi-Polar or Schizophrenic. Either that or you can see dead people, though that's the least likely scenario.
No, she was not schizophrenic.
it is sometimes caused by head trauma, A number of reasons. Genetics is part of it. I have a friend who's schizophrenic and so is his dad, but they've got it under control. Like the person above posted trauma can cause it, but not just physical trauma, emotional trauma too. I know another guy who got it after a period of homelessness.
It can be dangerous to live with a schizophrenic person if they do not take medication and get treatment. Some people with schizophrenia are violent while others are more docile.
mixed words that schizophrenic people say.
It can be dangerous to live with a schizophrenic person if they do not take medication and get treatment. Some people with schizophrenia are violent while others are more docile.
It is difficult for a schizophrenic to get help from a community when they are frightened of people.
Most, if not all, persons who are schizophrenic see "things, images" that are nor really there. Other people in the same place do not see them. These are called "hallucinations." Also, many persons who are schizophrenic hear "voices" as well. These voices come from unseen sources and usually tell the schizophrenic person to do certain things. These things frequently involve harm to ones self and/or harm to someone else. The first type of hallucination is referred to as visual hallucination and the second is called auditory hallucination. Some people still confuse Multiple Personality disorder and Schizophrenia, but they are two very different disorders.
The correct spelling of the psychiatric term is schizophrenic.
Yes unfortuantly the stroke causes pressure on the brain, 1 in 4 people have a schizophrenic gene in their brain. The unrevelved gene is activated by this pressure