Category: Schizophrenia

Mental health is an important aspect of peoples lives that requires immediate attention and careful consideration. However, the topic of mental illnesses has been a taboo to discuss and portray for many years. Today it becomes more and more acceptable to talk about ones health freely, especially in art. The movie industry has become the…

Modern Approaches Influencing the Development of the Disorder Researchers believe that schizophrenia can take its origins in the malfunctioning of certain neurotransmitters. In particular, one should mention glutamate and dopamine (Hirvonen & Hietala, 2011). In this case, one should not speak about the causal relations between the dysfunctions of neurotransmitters and schizophrenia (Hirvonen & Hietala,…

Schizophrenia is a psychological condition in which patients suffer from disabling chronic mental disorders that adversely affect the normal functioning of the brain. History has chronicled many instances of schizophrenia in the world. Estimates indicate that 1 percent of Americans suffer from this medical condition. According to the Rush (1962, 180), people who suffer from…

Schizophrenia is a serious and mental illness in which emotional disorders, inappropriate behavior, impaired thinking, and the inability to lead a social life are observed. It usually develops in men aged 1825 years and in women aged 2645 years. The given disorder is sometimes inherited, but the main risk factors are experienced events that caused…

Introduction This paper will analyze the Schizophrenia along with its symptoms. It will also analyze an important scene in the movie a beautiful mind which was directed by Ron Howard. The main character in the move is John Nash who is played by Russell Crowe; he is supposed to be suffering form of schizophrenia. His…

Table of Contents Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder with Psychotic Features QTc Levels and Titration QTc: Community Views and Standards References The present paper considers the case of JD, who is a 62-year-old woman with a history of psychiatric diagnoses, which indicate her predisposition to delusions. Her major complaint is auditory hallucinations. Despite the detection of…

Initially, there may be no direct connection between schizophrenia and neurotransmitters, which perform several vital functions in ones body. However, as it tends to happen, as long as everything works properly, there might not be obvious links, but once one element of the system breaks, so will others. This paper will focus on the potential…

One of the severe mental disorders included in the DSM is schizophrenia. This disorder requires a serious treatment as the illness influences a persons perception of reality, affecting ones feelings, emotions, and thoughts and disabling ones functioning. People with this disorder may have unusual behavior, hallucinations, and delusions. This paper will discuss the causes and…

Introduction There are many issues in medicine that still do not have a definite interpretation. With the development of new technologies, people began to understand the physical processes of the human body better. On the contrary, it is still not clear what happens inside the human mind. The examination of the human brain and psychology…

Schizophrenia is a common mental disorder among the young males and females. Therefore, for this paper, I will be finding out the various effects of Schizophrenia on the young adults. Among the effects that will be further investigated include victims withdrawing from their peers and relatives, dropping out of school and declining performance at school,…