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No, schizophrenia is classified as a mental disorder. Also, it isn't terminal as some people do recover from it.

The research I have done all states that there is no known cure for schizophrenia.

AMA.org

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Paranoid schizophrenia is generally not considered to be a curable disease, although it is treatable through the use of medication and therapy.

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Sometimes. It depends on multiple factors. Whether the symptoms are mild, moderate or severe can make a big difference. If paranoia is mild, and hallucinations are transient and not too bothersome, then generally the answer would be "no". However, if delusions and hallucinations are severe, the afflicted individual generally is aware that something is not right, (and, also, that others don't seem to struggle with reality, learning and social activities - in the ways that affect the person with schizophrenia on a day to day basis). Even when symptoms are severe, the person with schizophrenia often maintains denial of the illness (because it is undesirable to view oneself as being afflicted). This results in the majority of individuals with schizophrenia seeking to self-medicate (whether with alcohol, marijuana, opiates or other drugs) rather than comply with anti-psychotic medications (which can be far more effective - yet necessitate regular appointment with doctors and therapists, and thus require recognition of illness on the part of the patient). - from a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry

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In the acute phase, the patient has an overt loss of contact with reality (psychotic episode) that requires intervention and treatment.

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Yes, schizophrenics can become dangerous if the do not take there medications. The voices and hallucinations may become much more dominant. The patient could become violent. They could become very violent with no sign whatsoever. My mother works in the hospital. She worked with a schizophrenic man, who decided he didn't want to take his medication. Soon after words, he decided to hit a woman with his car.(Yes, then he was fired) I'm not saying all schizophrenics may be violent. No. That's not the point at all. Schizophrenics on medication are just fine. I have a schizo. Friend. She has her moments here and there, but she's a great person! If schizophrenics are off med's though, they could have the tendencies to become violent.

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• Determine the possible consequences of the person's actions. He may be capable of injuring himself or someone else intentionally or accidentally, particularly if he suffers from drug-induced psychosis. He may also become homeless due to his mental disorder. If you believe the person poses a risk to his own well-being or the safety of others, the Baker Act is an option.
• Watch the person for suicidal behavior. If you believe a person may attempt suicide, take the individual to the hospital psychiatric ward to get Baker Acted. In some jurisdictions, a judge must issue an ex parte order to commit someone. If the person poses an immediate danger to himself, call the police and they can Baker Act the person without the ex parte order.

• Understand that a trained psychiatric professional must evaluate the person if you choose to commit her. She must present obvious symptoms of mental illness or suicidal behavior for the psychologist to determine that Baker Acting the person is necessary.

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Seeing things that don't really exist or feel that your being followed when you're really not.

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There are several meanings of TIL in medicine. One meaning is Tissue-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. Another meaning is Tumor-Infiltrating Leukocyte.

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Certified Medication Technician

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There are several meanings of hy in medical terminology. One meaning is hysteria. Another meaning is Hypothalamus.

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Yes, they are the referring to the same disorder, however schizophrenia is the proper way to spell the disorder. Psychophrenia may be a less common or older way to spell the disorder, but it is not used in the literature today (as far as I know) and my guess is that it is just a misspelling.

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Previous answer: "Fight Club is a movie based on a novel by Chuck Palahniuk, while schizophrenia is a mental illness. So no, they're not the same thing." This is not actually answering your question, from what I can tell. The main character in Fight Club does have a mental illness, but it is not schizophrenia. If you have not seen the movie, I do not recommend you spoil it for yourself but you can go to imdb.com or the like to see the name of the actual mental illness the main character suffers from.

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Schizophrenia is a chronic disease which, at present, is treatable but not curable.

Treatment includes antipsychotic drugs and behavioral therapy.

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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.

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memory loss is more closely associated with Alzheimer's or dissociative amnesia, even though both mental abnormalities aren't related to each other.

schizophrenia, on the other hand does involve problems with memory and the creation of memories of events that never took place or of people who don't exist.

But, for someone to exhibit memory loss, but none of the other classic symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions/hallucinations, general illogical thinking, disorganized patterns of speech, and basically no definite concept of what is real and unreal does not mean that a person has schizophrenia.

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Good question. Ask your psychiatrist, then your dentist, and compare.

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It can not be prevented, it is a disease through heritage.

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Its not really laughing obviously but its because when you cry you tend to take shorter breaths that after a prolonged time crying causes you to start taking short gasps of air that resemble laughing.

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From my past college experience you cannot actually die from the condition but if someone who doesnt have the condition under control by having a doctor they are working with or medication, then the person may not be mentally stable enough to handle the effects, in which case people who have died in the past with a history of schizophrenia, usually passed due to suicide. I studied this in school and I know someone who could answer the question in greater detail if need be. . Schizophrenia is not a cause of death. The illness is devastating to patients and families who care for those afflicted. The number one cause of premature death in persons with schizophrenia is by suicide at a rate of between 10 and 15 percent (depending on the study). The average life span is 25 years less than those without the illness.

Sometimes rarely a person with paranoid schizophrenia in a state of delusion may act out and inadvertently die e.g. voices tell them that they can jump from a building and not be harmed. This is rare but happens, as well as an inability to care or from delusion put themselves in harmful situations, e.g. falling asleep in a field in the winter. There are may social, economic consequences of the illness (homelessness) and other circumstances that put them at the highest risk for suicide and attempted suicides. Though negatively stigmatized people with schizophrenia are rarely a danger to others but are at a high risk to injure or harm themselves. The short answer is yes you can die from it.

no, you can't die but if you, like said above, can;t control it, you might think someone is chasing you and jump of a building, run into a road, or something like that. so yeah , you could. it depends on your situation

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Explain that you're in financial difficulty, and that you're not able to pay the bill that was required for your hospital stay. If needed, you may have to go through a credt agency or another related agency that have skilled individuals that will be able to assist you with creating a letter. Good Luck!

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Yes they can but they have to always take their medication

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About 1.4 percent of people have paranoid schizophrenia. It is relatively rare, but not that rare for a mental illness. To put it in perspective, some sources say that 17 percent of people have depression and about 0.1 percent of people have multiple personality disorder (also known as dissociative identity disorder).

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