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Smoking does not reduce the causes of schizophrenia. However, there is some indication that smoking can reduce either the symptoms of schizophrenia or the side effects of antipsychotic medications, or both, which may be why 70-90 percent of people with schizophrenia smoke. The semi-beneficial effects of nicotine on people with schizophrenia may be caused by increased levels of acetycholine, which increases mood, and glutamate, which improves memory, in the brain. Both mood and memory problems are prevalent among people with schizophrenia.
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Why is cigarette smoking a problem with sufferers of schizophrenia?
People with schizophrenia smoke more than the average person. About 30 percent of people in the general population smoke, while nearly 90 percent of people with schizophrenia smoke. Smoking can cause health problems such as emphysema and throat, lung, and mouth cancers. It is theorized that people with schizophrenia smoke because smoking helps with either schizophrenic symptoms or side effects of medications for schizophrenia.
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.
How does Schizophrenia reproduce?
Schizophrenia is not caused by a virus or bacteria--it does not and cannot "reproduce". Because it is not caused by a virus or bacteria, it is also not "contagious".
What is the chiefly caused by smoking?
itis chifly caused of smoking
Is it possible that residual schizophrenia is caused by a car accident?
Some forms of schizophrenia can be caused by head trauma. You should speak to a psychiatrist, who can refer to a neurologist if needed.
Is schizophrenia a organic mental disorder?
Yes. Schizophrenia is caused by a malfunction of the brain; therefore, it is an organic mental disorder.
Is there a vaccination for schizophrenia?
We don't know enough about the origins of schizophrenia to be able to develop a vaccine for it. Also, vaccines only work on viruses, and though there is evidence that schizophrenia may be caused by viruses, schizophrenia itself is not a virus.
What does the sociocultural perpective say about schizophrenia?
The sociocultural perspective says that schizophrenia is caused by peer influences and labeling and a dysfunctional family.
Is the karyotype of a person with schizophrenia normal or abnormal?
The majority of people with schizophrenia have normal karyotypes. If the karyotype is abnormal, it will be a coincidence and not the cause of the schizophrenia. For example, you can have Turner syndrome (1 X chromosome) and schizophrenia at the same time, but the Turner syndrome wouldn't have caused the schizophrenia.
Can schizophrenia be treated with antibiotics?
No it cannot because it is not caused by an infection.
Can schizophrenia be spread?
Schizophrenia or any mental health issue is not spread or contagious.
Researches on schizophrenia due to the death of loved ones?
Schizophrenia is not caused by emotional trauma. However, a pre-existing tendency may be triggered by such events. Schizophrenia is primarily hereditary, with a small sub-set of cases possibly being caused (or triggered) by head trauma.
