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Schizophrenia is related to increased levels of what?
Schizophrenia is related to increased levels of dopamine.
What are the causes of residual schizophrenia?
Residual schizophrenia is caused by a partial recovery from schizophrenia. For an explanation of what causes schizophrenia, please see the related question.
Is schizophrenia a chemical imbalance?
Schizophrenia is related to a chemical imbalance in the brain, but it has more factors than just the chemical imbalance.
How is john Nash and schizophrenia related?
He got disanosed with schizophenia in 1958
How does psychosis in schizophrenia happen?
Psychosis in schizophrenia and perhaps schizophreniform disorder appears to be related to abnormalities in the structure and chemistry of the brain, and appears to have strong genetic links
How can people better understand schizophrenia?
The best way to better understand schizophrenia is to get to know someone who is coping with that diagnosis. It is very likely that someone in your circle of acquaintances has personal experience with some form of schizophrenia or a related mental illness.
How are autism and schizophrenia connected?
Autism and schizophrenia are not connected at all. In fact, it has been scientifically demonstrated that if you have an allele for schizophrenia you are less likely to have autism.
What is the drug called depokote?
Depakote is an antipsychotic, mood stabilizer. They mainly describe it for Bipolar Disorder/Schizophrenia. It's almost related to Lithium which is also for Bipolar Disorder/Schizophrenia.
What is schizophonic?
A schizophrenic is someone who has schizophrenia. Schizophrenia isn't one condition but is actually a group of several related severe disorders that relate generally to an inability to perceive reality accurately.
Is there a phobia for people who think everyone is wanting to do them harm?
That would be paranoia, and is often related to schizophrenia.
If a 30 year old has schizophrenia could the mother have it as well?
Yes. Schizophrenia is partly genetic, meaning that if you have a relative with schizophrenia you are likely to also have schizophrenia. About 1/10 of people with a relative with schizophrenia develop schizophrenia, compared to 1/100 people without a relative with schizophrenia.
Is schizophrenia a disability?
People with schizophrenia usually have normal cognitive function at the beginning of the course of schizophrenia.
