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How do doctors tell if a patient has schizophrenia or if the symptoms are from another illness?
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∙ 15y ago
Schizophrenia can be identified because of the odd behavior of the persons that it effects. Hearing voices, hallucinations, becoming catatonic, thinking people are trying to kill you, believing that you are an important person (like the president), talking in nonsensical sentances (word salad) are all symptoms of the disease. Affected people's brains can be differentiated from normal persons brains via brain scan as well. Certain psychoactive medications do help person with schizophrenia. Usually doctors make diagnosis based on symptoms that are observed in a patient.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoDoctor's refer to one or several publish manuals which detail the characteristics and symptoms of the various mental disorders medically classified. The most commonly used manual used in America is the DSM-IV-TR (currently through investigation for DSM-V release), which stands for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The one commonly used in the UK is the ICD-10 which stands for the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.
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What is schizophrenia and how does it relate to the biological approach?
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder or group of disorders that affects the normal functioning of the brain and severely impairs thinking, emotion, and behavior. Doctors do not know the specific cause of schizophrenia, but both environmental and genetic factors do play a role. The symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, flat affect, and disorganized speech, thinking, and behavior. Schizophrenia relates to the biological approach to psychological disorders in that it is a primarily biological disorder. Schizophrenia is sometimes caused by an excess of the neurotransmitter dopamine, and there are brain defects associated with schizophrenia. Because of this, schizophrenia can be said to be a biological psychological illness.
What is illness cause by defficiency?
schizophrenia
What illness did the narrator in fight club have?
he suffered from multiple personalities and Schizophrenia Schizophrenia
Is schizophrenia a form of coping?
Schizophrenia is a biological illness that can be inherited. It is not a form of coping.
Are schizophrenia insanity mood disorder and anxiety disorder all the same?
You are comparing symptoms to a serious mental illness. Schizophrenia is a diagnosis for various types of disorders. Mood disorders and anxiety problems can be a symptom of a schizophrenic's disorder.
Is schizophrenia a choice?
No, you cannot choose to have schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental illness. Because we don't know exactly what causes schizophrenia, it cannot be induced either.
What is paranoid schizophrenia and do you have any information on it?
Paranoid schizophrenia is one of a few types of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness in which reality is interpreted abnormally.
Is there such thing as a schizophrenia-bypolar?
Yes there is such a illness .
What drug is administered to treat symptoms of severe disorders of thinking and mood that are associates with neurological and psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia mania and delusional disorder?
anti-psychotic drug
What Parts of the brain thought to be involved in schizophrenia?
Typically, the temporal lobe and limbic system are involved in schizophrenia. Lesions, malformations, or simply dysfunction in dopaminergic neurons of these areas of the brain can result in the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Since excess dopaminergic activity is indicative of schizophrenia, antipsychotic drugs that block dopamine receptors are the usual treatment for this illness.
What are the symptoms of a fever chills and a sore throat?
The above are symptoms. They could indicate anything from a mild cold to a terminal illness. This is why you should always seek a doctors opinion.
When ADHD and schizophrenia are combined?
In combination, ADHD is usually diagnosed at a young age and as they grow older, this causes them to develop schizophrenia. Having trouble focusing are symptoms of both ADHD ad schizophrenia therefore it leads on to the person becoming predominantly schizophrenic which is a much more serious mental illness. I know because this is what happened to me.
