Informative Essay: Living With Schizophrenia
Living with Schizophrenia
Kaplan University
CM107: College Composition
Living with Schizophrenia According to Schizophrenia.com, "The number of people who will be diagnosed as having schizophrenia in a year is about one in 4,000. So about 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with schizophrenia this year, worldwide" (Schizophrenia.com, 2010). Men and women are affected the same by this disease, but women start their symptoms around ages 16-30. Men usually generate this illness around the teenage years. Early causes of Schizophrenia result in genetic or environmental determinants. Although Schizophrenia is an intriguing type of mental illness to investigate with difficult symptoms, there are many group therapies and pharmaceuticals to …show more content…
In the genetic research that has taken place, websites that give information about this research apparently state those abnormal genes are more common among schizophrenics than in the normal public. Schizophrenia appears to be a NBD, or a neurobiological disease; NBD relates to one’s mental thoughts. For reference, NBD is not only in Schizophrenia, but also in mental illnesses like bipolar, manic depression, major depression, OCD, and panic disorders. It is no deceit to say that Schizophrenia is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Some cases of schizophrenia are found in types of environments like pregnancy, which Mark Opler and Ezra Susser (2005) say that, “Several studies report that exposures to infection and nutritional deprivation during early development may elevate the risk of later developing schizophrenia, specifically during the prenatal …show more content…
Though, one would say that years of treatment will result in a big improvement. The first treatment to Schizophrenia is medication. Pharmaceuticals for schizophrenics come in a variety, some of which are newer than others. One has to take the daily dose otherwise one will end up in relapse. There are new medicines on the market, like Clozapine. This medicine is what patients take when one does not act in a positive response to the regular prescriptions. Alas, there are other treatments, like therapies that can reduce the effects of Schizophrenia. Therapies include things like, psychotherapy, individual and family education, avoidance of street drugs and alcohol, support groups, and support from family, friends, mental health professionals, and government programs. Dewan Naakesh (2012) lists one example in her report, “cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on thinking and behavior.” Linda Bernstein (2008) also states that a person’s loved ones acts as a foundation to where a schizophrenic can be helped
Kaplan University
CM107: College Composition
Living with Schizophrenia According to Schizophrenia.com, "The number of people who will be diagnosed as having schizophrenia in a year is about one in 4,000. So about 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with schizophrenia this year, worldwide" (Schizophrenia.com, 2010). Men and women are affected the same by this disease, but women start their symptoms around ages 16-30. Men usually generate this illness around the teenage years. Early causes of Schizophrenia result in genetic or environmental determinants. Although Schizophrenia is an intriguing type of mental illness to investigate with difficult symptoms, there are many group therapies and pharmaceuticals to …show more content…
In the genetic research that has taken place, websites that give information about this research apparently state those abnormal genes are more common among schizophrenics than in the normal public. Schizophrenia appears to be a NBD, or a neurobiological disease; NBD relates to one’s mental thoughts. For reference, NBD is not only in Schizophrenia, but also in mental illnesses like bipolar, manic depression, major depression, OCD, and panic disorders. It is no deceit to say that Schizophrenia is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Some cases of schizophrenia are found in types of environments like pregnancy, which Mark Opler and Ezra Susser (2005) say that, “Several studies report that exposures to infection and nutritional deprivation during early development may elevate the risk of later developing schizophrenia, specifically during the prenatal …show more content…
Though, one would say that years of treatment will result in a big improvement. The first treatment to Schizophrenia is medication. Pharmaceuticals for schizophrenics come in a variety, some of which are newer than others. One has to take the daily dose otherwise one will end up in relapse. There are new medicines on the market, like Clozapine. This medicine is what patients take when one does not act in a positive response to the regular prescriptions. Alas, there are other treatments, like therapies that can reduce the effects of Schizophrenia. Therapies include things like, psychotherapy, individual and family education, avoidance of street drugs and alcohol, support groups, and support from family, friends, mental health professionals, and government programs. Dewan Naakesh (2012) lists one example in her report, “cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on thinking and behavior.” Linda Bernstein (2008) also states that a person’s loved ones acts as a foundation to where a schizophrenic can be helped