Schizophrenia Articles

Overview of Treatment for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Most patients do not experience a complete remission of symptoms. However, this disorder can be managed by a combination of psychosocial therapies and medications. A psychiatrist, who attends to the biological or medical needs of ...

All About Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Schizophrenia occurs in about 1 percent of the general U.S. population. That means that more than 3 million Americans suffer from the illness. The disorder manifests itself in a broad range of unusual behaviors, which ...

An Introduction to Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Throughout recorded history, the disease we now know as schizophrenia has been a source of bewilderment. Those suffering from the illness once were thought to be possessed by demons and were feared, tormented, exiled or ...

About Taking Medications for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Antipsychotic medications reduce the risk of future psychotic episodes in patients who have recovered from an acute episode. Even with continued drug treatment, some people who have recovered will suffer relapses. Far higher relapse rates ...

Medications for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Antipsychotic medications have been available since the mid-1950s. They have greatly improved the outlook for individual patients. These medications reduce the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia and usually allow the patient to function more effectively and ...

Helpful Hints about Schizophrenia for Family Members and Others

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
A patient's support system may come from several sources, including the family, a professional residential or day program provider, shelter operators, friends or roommates, professional case managers, churches and synagogues, and others. Because many patients ...

The Differences Between Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Sometimes people confuse three mental disorders, only one of which could be referred to as "common" within the population -- bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depression), schizophrenia, and multiple personality disorder (also known by its ...

Antipsychotic Medications

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Medications for Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders A person who is psychotic is out of touch with reality. People with psychosis may hear "voices" or have strange and illogical ideas (for example, thinking that others can hear ...

A Troubled Childhood

Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I started out as a very troubled child. I had many problems and brushes with the law because of it. I was constantly battling my parents because I thought I was always right. School ...

Only 16

Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I am currently 16 years old and live in New Jersey. When I was 6 years old, my parents got a divorce and I moved around New Jersey and New York State a few times. ...

Losing My Mind

Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I was born three months premature, along with my twin sister. I guess you could say that I was a fighter from the start, weighing in at only 1 lb. 9 oz. I was ...

Schizophrenia’s Voice

Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I would perhaps start with explaining that everything that I say is honest and true, the reason being that some of it may be unbelievable, but then I find many of the stories I have ...

Do People Inherit Schizophrenia?

Monday, April 17th, 2006
One possible cause of schizophrenia may be heredity, or genetics. Researchers believe that some people may inherit a tendency to schizophrenia. In fact, the disorder tends to run in families, but only among blood relatives. People ...

Frequently Asked Questions about Schizophrenia

Monday, April 17th, 2006
What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental illness, but is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "brain disease." It is officially classified by researchers as a mental disorder, not a medical disease, because there is no ...

Undifferentiated Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
The undifferentiated subtype is diagnosed when people have symptoms of schizophrenia that are not sufficiently formed or specific enough to permit classification of the illness into one of the other subtypes. The symptoms of any ...

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