Schizophrenia

In the third or maintenance phase, the patient is relatively stable and can be kept indefinitely on antipsychotic medications. Even in the maintenance phase, however, relapses are not unusual

SPOILER to the movie if you haven't seen it:

Schizophrenia is often associated with hearing voices in the head. It has commonly

(though incorrectly) been associated with multiple personality disorder.

In fight club, the narrator has a multiple personality disorder such that as one person he doesn't remember what he does as a second person.

Schizophrenia is not specifically a disease of aging, and generally appears fairly early in life, in the teenage years or the 20's, so it is not a degenerative disease, even though it is a very serious disease which can cause a person's quality of life to degenerate.

Quanadine is a drug that is usually prescribed to patients who have developed unusual heart rhythms. Some times, quanadine is also used to treat severe cases of malaria.

The suspected cause of schizophrenia is an abnormal increase in the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain. This dysregulation is thought to contribute to the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations and delusions. Researchers believe that an overactivity of dopamine pathways, particularly in regions like the mesolimbic system, plays a significant role in the development of the disorder.

Typical symptoms of emerging schizophrenia include erratic changes in mood, such as feeling very depressed or angry, having difficulty focusing, or sudden changes in behavior, such as drug use or dropping out of activities like sports or clubs. To find out more about symptoms of early schizophrenia, visit schizophrenia.com/earlysigns.

There is no single known mutation (or even a group of mutations). Schizophrenia is a complicated mental disorder with no clearly defined cause, but it does have effective treatments (but nobody really understands how and why those treatments actually work).

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is typically used to determine if a new medication is more effective in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia. In an RCT, participants are randomly assigned to receive either the new medication or a placebo/control treatment, allowing researchers to compare outcomes. This design helps to minimize bias and establish a causal relationship between the medication and symptom improvement.

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Yes, they are citizens.

Yes, untreated individuals with schizophrenia can face severe health risks, including exhaustion, due to the disorder's symptoms such as impaired functioning, neglect of self-care, and potential for dangerous behaviors. Prolonged neglect of basic needs like nutrition, hydration, and sleep can lead to significant physical and mental deterioration. Additionally, stress and social isolation often experienced by untreated individuals can further exacerbate their condition. Ultimately, while exhaustion itself may not directly cause death, the associated health complications can be life-threatening.

Because he might have another illness that is causing his current symptoms. For example, if someone is severely depressed, then the person would (obviously) be diagnosed with depression. If, however, the person has a history of Bipolar II, then the person would probably have a diagnosis of Bipolar II instead.

Teenagers and young adults are most likely to get schizophrenia. Women with schizophrenia are more likely to have less severe schizophrenia and have paranoid schizophrenia, as well as developing schizophrenia at an average age of 25; men have a more severe course, with higher rates of disorganized and catatonic schizophrenia as well as developing schizophrenia at the average age of 18.

I seriously doubt it since in 1990 Metallica was fairly heavy into demonic and satanist/occult style writing. More likely it was written with demonic possession in mind.

no however there is a disproportionate number of homicides by schizophrics compared to the number of those actually diagnosed

it stops the thing in your brain that differentiates dreams from reality and makes everything either real or surreal to a certain being. It causes voices in their head, hallucinations, and symptoms of that nature

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

Jared Loughner is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

If he is threatening you or someone else and you are in the room with him and he is serious, call 911 or scream for help. If the threat is not immediate, then you should call the local police station and explain the situation (including who he threatened, his mental illness, and how serious he is). Do not go without reporting it!

You possess all the rights of any other citizen and in addition are specifically granted additional rights over and above other citizens conferred upon you by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Theonly restriction on you as a metnally ill person would be if you are adjudged mentally insane and confined to an institution for your care and protection. .

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Potential soldiers or marines must be free of mental illness upon entry. According to the Marine Corp website:

Mental health is a critical component of personal and unit readiness. Mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness, it is mental resilience, flexibility, and the capacity to deal with problems as they occur (to adapt, innovate, and overcome)

Schizophrenia would be listed as a "disqualifying medical condition"

There's nothing wrong with dating a schizophrenic. However if she does, it's important she knows that he has it, what it means for him and most importantly what it means for her.

Tom Harrell was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was a Stanford freshman in 1967.

Schizophrenia is partly genetic- one out of ten people who have at least one schizophrenic relative also have schizophrenia (compared to one out of one hundred people in general). About one out of two people whose identical twins have schizophrenia also have schizophrenia. However, schizophrenia is not completely genetic. If schizophrenia was completely genetic, everyone who had an identical twin with schizophrenia would also have schizophrenia. This is not the case. Like I said before, about 50% of people whose identical twins have schizophrenia also have schizophrenia. There are environmental as well as genetic factors to schizophrenia.