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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by disturbances of thought and language, distortions of reality, emotional responsiveness and withdrawal from social contact. Environmental and genetic factors have an important role in the development of this mental disorder.

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Is there evidence that vitamin B has a role in schizophrenia?

Yes vitiman B does have an affect on sz. It contributes to the repair of the nervous system, and therefore can only be a contrabution to the brains transmittors, I know when I make my husband take his liquiod vitiman B complex, he tends to be much more calm, and together in his thoughts, and his behavior. I concider this an answer because of the test trial I have observed in my husband. This natural source of treatment, is a far better treatment than the drugs prescribed for mental illness (sz.). However my husband does take rispidal constant, And to tell you the truth, it has helped him tramendously.
However, there are some foods and drinks that must be mentioned, that have provoking bad side effects, and can change their behavior tremendously, mixing pizza and soda together in large quanities, can through them in to real bad behavior, their diets have a big effect on there behavior, junk food is bad. I must add to this , that not enough rest, can also have bad side effects, lots of water has good effects, and stressful situations can really make for an episode.
No I am not an expert in the classroom, But an observer in the field. You see when my husband was 2 years old, he was severly beaten by an evil person, His head had to be reconstructed, The head injury also necessitated surgical placement of a ventriculoparietal shunt to minimize hydrocephalus by draining excess cerebral-spinal fluid from his head. This has given him cognitive deficits, When he was thirteen the shunt had some problems, and it was removed, he was sent home. Unfortunately, excessive cerebral-spino fluid was still being produced the pressure created by this hydrocephalus cause premanent damage to Alex's optic nerve rendering him blind. Thanks to God for answering prayer Alex no longer lives with a shunt and has been given some of his sight back. All I can say is God is good, when bad things happen. Hope this helps, Diana

What is the Dissimilarity between pseudo neurotic schizophrenia and Generalized anxiety disorder?

A few diffrent things.

1. One is "pseudoneurotic schizophrenia" and the other is "Generalized anxiety disorder"

2. You placed a space in the first words causing them to be wrong..

3. GAD is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry. whereas Pseudoneurotic schizophrenia masks a latent psychotic disorder.

What does the medical abbreviation TIL mean?

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

Is proscrastination a form of mental illness?

No. It can be a part of a depressive episode, but on its own procrastination is experienced several times per week, at least, by the vast majority of the human population.

How is schizophrenia characterised?

  • Hallucinations. These cause people to hear, see, smell, or feel something that isn't real. Hearing voices is the most common positive symptom.
  • Delusions. These are illogical or false personal beliefs, such as thinking you are a famous historical figure.
  • Thought disorders. A person with this schizophrenia symptom cannot organize thoughts and, as a result, his speech might be garbled.
  • Movement disorders. These are symptoms that cause people with schizophrenia to be uncoordinated or to have involuntary and repetitive movements and strange mannerisms.

What are some of the key mannerisms displayed by sufferers of Schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder that can manifest itself through hallucination, delusions and paranoia. Said symptoms lead to behavioural disturbances (social withdraw, fear of others, odd mannerisms), disordered speech and thought patterns, and unexpected displays of random or inappropriate emotions. A schizophrenic person might also display some symptoms more often associated with depression (self neglect, lack of motivation).

What are some misunderstandings of schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a disorder in which you hear or see people that aren't really there. Despite common belief, schizophrenia is not even remotely close to being MPD (Multiple personality disorder). MPD is a disorder in which you have some number of people living in the same body. When one takes over, the other does not remember what the he/she was doing. In addition, you do not always see things in schizophrenia. In fact, it is very rare to actually see things. More than at least 75% of the time you just hear people talking to you when they aren't.

What are good blogs on schizophrenia?

Here is a partial list of the most active and popular Schizophrenia blogs:

Kristin Bell's Video Blog

http://www.schizophrenia.com/mt4/kristin-bells-video-blogs/

Wagblog, by Pam Wagner

http://www.schizophrenia.com/pam/

My Life's Adventure, by PT

http://www.schizophrenia.com/journey/

Perspectives of a Father

http://www.schizophrenia.com/mt4/schizophrenia-the-perspective-of-a-father-brother-in-law/

A Mother in India

http://www.schizophrenia.com/indiam/

A Fractured Mind

http://www.schizophrenia.com/mt4/insanity-a-fractured-mind/

Stealing back a life

http://lionteddy.blogspot.com/

Janey's Blog

http://www.schizophrenia.com/mt4/janeys-blog/

Living with Schizophrenia

http://www.schizophrenia.com/mt4/living-with-schizophrenia/

The Crazy Cub Stories

http://www.schizophrenia.com/mt4/the-crazy-cub-stories/

Stuart Baker-Brown's Everest Blog

http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog22/

A Father's Journal

http://mindriddles.blogspot.com/

Treatment Advocacy Blog

http://psychlaws.blogspot.com/

The Joy of Madness

http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog28/

The Wife of a Schizophrenic

http://the-wife-of-a-schizophrenic.blogspot.com/

Not My Son

http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog18/

The 4th Avenue Blues

http://4thavenueblues.blogspot.com/

Is schizophrenia a birth defect?

Schizophrenia is probably not a birth defect, as many cases of schizophrenia do not have any physical defects of the brain.

Are schizophrenics always right?

Schizophrenics are often wrong. One major symptom of schizophrenia is delusions, or false strongly held beliefs. An example of a delusion is a belief that coworkers are trying to poison you, or that the CIA is observing you when they are not. Outside of delusions, schizophrenics are wrong as often as or more often than anyone else.

Can you join the marines with a mental illness?

It depends on what kind of mental illness and the severity of it. If you are currently taking a medication for it, then the answer is no. But if it is something small like minor depression or anxiety that only happens on occasion, then you should be fine. It is all up to the doctor that is looking you over at MEPS.

What are Eugene Bleuler's A's of schizophrenia?

Bleuler's "four A's" of schizophrenia refer to: Ambivalence, disturbed Associations, disturbed Affect, and Autistic thinking.

What can you do if doctors say you have schizophrenia and inject you medication when you and all your friends and family know that you are ok?

If your head is screwed on well enough to be willing to argue the point and you are free to move around at will. That is you havent signed yourself in to a clinic of some sort, why dont you seek a second opinion from another doctor.

Does having schizophrenia take away mens rea in criminal homicide?

Probably not. If the person KNEW, or SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, they were suffering from Schizophrenia, they should have sought treatment for their condition. However, this common sense reasoning would probably not stop a criminal defense attorney from arguing that point of view. See also; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea

Are schizophrenics allowed to drive?

Except in special circumstances, people with schizophrenia are allowed to drive. Of course, they are not able to drive if they are in a full-time group home or a psychiatric institution.

How do you cure Paranoid Schizophrenia?

Paranoid schizophrenia cannot be cured. However, it can be treated with medication to relieve the symptoms.

How many people in Australia does schizophrenia affect?

Approximately 285 000 people in Australia have schizophrenia.

Does jacqui lee schiff Cathexis Institute still exist?

Yes, in Bangalore, India. There is a facility that still exists founded by her in the 1980s and it is still open. The man that worked with her is also still alive, and still working there, Father Hank Nunn. The name of the place is Athma Shakti Vidyalaya.

What are the prodromal signs of schizophrenia?

Schizophrenic prodromal signs may include social isolation, odd behavior, lack of personal hygiene, and blunted emotions. The prodromal phase is followed by one or more separate psychotic episodes

What Other mental illnesses john Nash have besides schizophrenia?

Mr. Johnny Cash never overcame fear. While he approached change and thought about making changes. The real work comes when it's time to actually make those changes happen. That's where all of us fall off the wagon into fear . And it can be paralyzing.