How can someone tell the difference between with schizophrenia and someone who has the same symptoms?

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I need to know how someone can tell the difference between someone with schizophrenia and someone who has the symptoms but not the disorder.
The person could have brief psychotic disorder as far as I know  (+ info)

What is the difference between the treatment of schizophrenia in 1960-1970 and today?

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I watched "A Beautiful Mind" and I'd like to know how treatment of schizophrenia has changed over time.
The treatment with schizophrenia as with all mental illnesses has changed drastically over the years. They have more medications to treat mental illnesses today and quite effectively I might add. The problem is getting on the right mix of meds for U because everyone is different and you need to trial and error to get just the right mix.

There are a plethora of medications today that were not available back in the 1960s. Mental illness is a chemical imbalance in the brain and while it is not cureable, it is treatable.

Hope I answered your question.  (+ info)

What are some symptoms of the type of schizophrenia where hallucination is not present?

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I think of schizophrenia as a disease where someone hears voices like a voice telling them to kill somebody or other types of auditory sounds, but have found out that one can be schizophrenic without hallucinations. So what would other symptoms entail?
While many forms of schizophrenia have hallucinations as a symptom, they are not always present in people who suffer from the disease. This symptom list comes from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV):

1. Characteristic symptoms: Two or more of the following, each present for much of the time during a one-month period (or less, if symptoms remitted with treatment).
* Delusions
* Hallucinations
* Disorganized speech, which is a manifestation of formal thought disorder
* Grossly disorganized behavior (e.g. dressing inappropriately, crying frequently) or catatonic behavior
* Negative symptoms—affective flattening (lack or decline in emotional response), alogia (lack or decline in speech), or avolition (lack or decline in motivation)

If the delusions are judged to be bizarre, or hallucinations consist of hearing one voice participating in a running commentary of the patient's actions or of hearing two or more voices conversing with each other, only that symptom is required above. The speech disorganization criterion is only met if it is severe enough to substantially impair communication.

2. Social/occupational dysfunction: For a significant portion of the time since the onset of the disturbance, one or more major areas of functioning such as work, interpersonal relations, or self-care, are markedly below the level achieved prior to the onset.

3. Duration: Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least six months. This six-month period must include at least one month of symptoms (or less, if symptoms remitted with treatment).

For more information and resources to get help, follow the links below.  (+ info)

What are the early symptoms of schizophrenia?

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What age do the symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear? What are the chances of someone being schizophrenic if they have no known family history of it? And any other important information about schizophrenia that you have please.
Social Isolation
Depression
Mood Swings
Obsessive Compulsive Behavior
Anxiety
Difficulty making decisions
Poor concentration
The chance for the general population is 1%
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How can you tell if a young man has schizophrenia?

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Just wondering - The same young man has depression and AD-HD. He takes special classes.

As he is talking, he'll look in another direction, as if he is looking at something past you. He stays focus on it and doesn't make eye contact.
Also, on one occasion I walked in on him talking to him self, facing a wall.
What are some signs of schizophrenia?
it kinda sounds like it could be autism too check out this sight:
http://health.yahoo.com/nervous-overview/autism-topic-overview/healthwise--hw152186.html

http://health.yahoo.com/mentalhealth-symptoms/schizophrenia-symptoms/healthwise--aa46973.html

this page has a list of the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia


Symptoms of schizophrenia usually emerge during adolescence or early adulthood and may appear suddenly or develop gradually. When symptoms develop gradually, they may be misdiagnosed with other conditions with similar symptoms, such as bipolar disorder or substance abuse (which commonly occurs with schizophrenia).  (+ info)

What is an example of a thesis statement for a schizophrenia research paper?

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I'm trying to write a research paper on the disease of schizophrenia. I am having trouble finding a good example of a theisis statement, that is correct. Any suggestions?
Here are some sites that might ve able to help you:

http://www.medicinenet.com/schizophrenia/article.htm
What causes Schizophrenia, symptoms, and ways to treat it.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schizophrenia.html
Links to answers.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizophrenia/DS00196/DSECTION=symptoms
Symptoms, and more information.

Good Luck.
Irina  (+ info)

How do I help my friend with Schizophrenia?

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His schizophrenia is getting crazy, he imagines everything, and he wont take his meds. I try and help him when he goes into (what i call) an episode. But not only is his schizophrenia getting worse, but so is his depression. I'm getting really worried and i dont know what to do he wont take his meds for either and his starting to become a drug addict. Please help I dont know how to help.
Instead of saying how worried you are about the schizophrenic person i found that encouraging him on their good things that he does by giving them at large a lot of confidence in small things that they do encourage them to tackle other problems by themself.

Like you've said with your friend about his schizophrenia, instead of telling him of your worries for him or how you are concerned, keep that low key and instead praise him on the good things he does maybe he completes a task well or something, and then hopefully he'll realise that his schizophrenia is something maybe he may be able to be strong enough to tackle one day.

I hope this helps or makes you feel a bit less helpless if not I thought it might be nice to know that I know how you feel too, it's hard having a friend who is a schizophrenic but all you can do is praise and be there, because they need to tackle it by themselves because if other people get involved it could lead to them developing the illness to more extreme negative circumstances.It sounds like you are doing all you can. You can make him take his medications.


Take care as always!  (+ info)

Are there cases of schizophrenia where the person hears voices telling him to do good things?

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I was looking up schizophrenia and it seems the when the person has auditory hallucinations the voices tell him/her to hurt himself or others etc .Does it ever happen the other way?
People can experience auditory hallucinations of nearly anything you can think of. Hearing only voices that are derogatory or harmful is actually not as common as hearing a mixture of things.

Some people hear multiple voices and usually when this occurs, the voices are in conflict...as in, one voice instructs to do bad things, another provides compliments, another comments on the world around the person, etc. Some people hear voices that are only whispers unless they are going through periods in which the hallucinations are very strong and then they may experience clear voices. Some people never hear voices...instead they hear sounds or music that are normal to hear but don't have a point of origin, therefore they are hallucinations for that person.

People hearing voices that tell them to hurt themselves or others are most commonly discussed because this is much more interesting than hearing about a person that hears annoying sounds all day or hears music all the time. Also, when encouraging people with schizophrenia to use medication, people that hear such "bad" voices are going to be talked about because this sounds more dangerous than a person hearing good things all the time. Why should a person that hears good things be encouraged to take medication that will stop such voices when that actually sounds potentially pleasant? However, theoretically a person hearing voices that tell them to cause damage could become dangerous therefore they should be medicated.

Really, it depends on who is providing the description of hallucinations. Informational sources or drug companies will nearly always describe the voices to be bad. Ask enough people with schizophrenia and you will find that while such bad voices do exist, not everyone experiences them.  (+ info)

What are some Chicago support groups, organizations and resources on the mental illness, schizophrenia?

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Hello, everyone.

I am doing a project on paranoid schizophrenia for my psychology class. I am researching support groups, organizations and other resources for paranoid schizophrenia. If you can list out any organizations, their websites, or any doctors dealing with this mental illness, please post a response!

Thank you.
Here's a good starting point... it should help you to find other resources as well:

http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/schizophrenia-support-resources  (+ info)

Why do people with schizophrenia skip out on taking showers sometimes?

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Why? Also, are people who have disorders of the schizophrenia spectrum, such as schizotypal PD, also have problems with not bathing when they should, not eating, brushing their teeth, etc...? Why is that?

Thanks!
What are the symptoms?
Signs of schizophrenia may include:

Delusions - strange, unshakeable beliefs. For example, someone affected may believe that secret agents are watching them or that they're being taken over by an outside force, such as aliens or evil spirits.
Hallucinations - the person hears, tastes, smells or feels things that aren't there. The most common is hearing voices.
Disordered thinking - thoughts don't logically follow each other.
Catatonic movements - a person may freeze like a statue or adopt odd postures. They may also become very agitated and restless.

The above was found when I Googled for you .... reading the above (and I'm no expert) it would follow that sufferers do not function in the 'real' world that belongs to you and me - instead they live in a disordered and delusional world .... 'normal' activities such as bathing and cleaning teeth are so inconsequential next to the more 'major''iimportant' things like watching someone watching you.... you daren't do anything that they may construe as 'abnormal' ... being extra-careful not to give 'anything' away - don't let them know you know......
These people aren't concerned with daily trivia - that's for the lesser mortals - like ourselves - who don't see the bigger picture......  (+ info)

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